slogged; slogging
1
: to hit hard : beat
2
: to plod (one's way) perseveringly especially against difficulty
slogger
noun
1
a
: hard persistent work
the endless enervating slog of war—
Michael Gorra
Michael Gorra
b
: a prolonged arduous task or effort
reform will be a hard political slog—M. S. Forbes
M. S. Forbes2
: a hard dogged march or journey
Examples of slog in a Sentence
Verb
He slogged away at the paperwork all day.
She slogged through her work.
She slogged her way through her work.
We've been slogging along for hours.
He slogged through the deep snow.
They slogged their way through the snow.
Noun
It will be a long, hard slog before everything is back to normal.
It was a long slog up the mountain.
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Zak Keefer, New York Times, 20 June 2025
When all was said and done, the starter slogged through four innings, giving up 12 hits.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 14 June 2025
Lisa Mascaro and Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
Both of them witnessed the slow, painful slogs to recovery every time a major storm hit Florida.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 June 2025
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Verb
The franchise slogged through years of mediocrity until Haliburton showed up in 2022 and changed everything.
—Zak Keefer, New York Times, 20 June 2025
When all was said and done, the starter slogged through four innings, giving up 12 hits.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 14 June 2025
Noun
Congress is already deep into the slog of drafting Trump’s big bill of tax breaks, spending cuts and bolstered funds for the administration’s mass deportation effort — a package that, unlike the budget plan, would carry the force of law.
—Lisa Mascaro and Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
Both of them witnessed the slow, painful slogs to recovery every time a major storm hit Florida.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 June 2025
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“Slog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slog. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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