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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Look at how those teams have been built in the trenches and realize it has been done with a consistent approach over a number of years.
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Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
The power of the trenches — defensive players such as Jalen Carter and Zack Baun as well as having one of the best offensive lines in the league — was why the Eagles just so happened to be up 34-6 against the Kansas City Chiefs at the start of the fourth quarter.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 6 May 2025
But prior to the theme reveal, those not in the trenches of fashion may have never even heard of Black dandyism.
—Taryn Finley, Refinery29, 1 May 2025
Malcolm Simpson, freshman, 6-3, 265: Active in the trenches as a four-star signee from Texas.
—Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
The power of the trenches — defensive players such as Jalen Carter and Zack Baun as well as having one of the best offensive lines in the league — was why the Eagles just so happened to be up 34-6 against the Kansas City Chiefs at the start of the fourth quarter.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 6 May 2025
But prior to the theme reveal, those not in the trenches of fashion may have never even heard of Black dandyism.
—Taryn Finley, Refinery29, 1 May 2025
Malcolm Simpson, freshman, 6-3, 265: Active in the trenches as a four-star signee from Texas.
—Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 1 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for the trenches
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“The trenches.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20trenches. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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