the trenches

plural noun

: a place or situation in which people do very difficult work

These people are working every day down in the trenches to improve the lives of refugees.

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Meanwhile, the new ambassador to Hungary was named as Fedir Shandor, who joined the Ukrainian army in February 2023 and gave lectures to his students directly from the trenches during breaks between battles. —

Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024 The Bills won in the trenches and held the Lions to a season-low 48 rushing yards on 15 attempts. —

Colton Pouncy, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024 The truth in the trenches of IT and cloud infrastructure is that the return on investment remains unknown. —

R. Scott Raynovich, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024 In other injury news, Denver’s defense will get reinforcements in the trenches with Zach Allen (heel/ankle) expected to play on Monday night. —

Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 30 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the trenches