grind on
phrasal verb
ground on; grinding on; grinds on
: to continue for a long time
—used to describe something unpleasant
The war ground on for many more months.
Examples of grind on in a Sentence
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Many protester demands have zeroed in on links to the Israeli military as the war grinds on in Gaza.
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CBS News, 4 May 2024
The war has ground on with little end in sight: Israel’s offensive in Gaza has killed over 34,000 Palestinians, displaced around 80% of the population and pushed hundreds of thousands of people to the brink of famine.
—Kirsten Grieshaber, Fortune, 2 May 2024
The demonstrations have ramped up in recent days as Israel's devastating war against Hamas grinds on in the Gaza Strip, where the Hamas-run Health Ministry says more than 34,000 people have been killed, most of them women and children.
—Meg Oliver, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2024
Read More Elaborate Tales: As the Ukraine war grinds on, the Kremlin has created increasingly complex fabrications online to discredit Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, and undermine the country’s support in the West.
—Maria Varenikova, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Democrats have increasingly said Israel has gone too far as its offensive in Gaza grinds on, displacing nearly 2 million people who have little access to food, water or medicine.
—Mikhail Klimentov, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
And as the war has ground on, Russia has witnessed increasingly harsh measures against these groups.
—Paulina Villegas, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2023
But as Israel’s war in Gaza grinds on, Amazon and Nike are not issuing statements in support of Palestinian civilians.
—Ross Barkan, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
Those billions have been sitting untapped as the war grinds on, now in its third year, while officials from multiple countries have debated the legality of sending the money to Ukraine.
—Fatima Hussein, Quartz, 27 Feb. 2024
CBS News, 4 May 2024
The war has ground on with little end in sight: Israel’s offensive in Gaza has killed over 34,000 Palestinians, displaced around 80% of the population and pushed hundreds of thousands of people to the brink of famine.
—Kirsten Grieshaber, Fortune, 2 May 2024
The demonstrations have ramped up in recent days as Israel's devastating war against Hamas grinds on in the Gaza Strip, where the Hamas-run Health Ministry says more than 34,000 people have been killed, most of them women and children.
—Meg Oliver, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2024
Read More Elaborate Tales: As the Ukraine war grinds on, the Kremlin has created increasingly complex fabrications online to discredit Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, and undermine the country’s support in the West.
—Maria Varenikova, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Democrats have increasingly said Israel has gone too far as its offensive in Gaza grinds on, displacing nearly 2 million people who have little access to food, water or medicine.
—Mikhail Klimentov, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
And as the war has ground on, Russia has witnessed increasingly harsh measures against these groups.
—Paulina Villegas, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2023
But as Israel’s war in Gaza grinds on, Amazon and Nike are not issuing statements in support of Palestinian civilians.
—Ross Barkan, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
Those billions have been sitting untapped as the war grinds on, now in its third year, while officials from multiple countries have debated the legality of sending the money to Ukraine.
—Fatima Hussein, Quartz, 27 Feb. 2024
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“Grind on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grind%20on. Accessed 20 May. 2024.
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