How to Use drudge in a Sentence

drudge

noun

• She was tired of working as an office drudge.
• This work week has been a drudge, and the first two espresso shots are not keeping pace.
  — Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 12 Aug. 2022
• Wendy’s also is trying to drop the drudge of cleaning bacon grease off ovens.
  — Eric Morath, WSJ, 24 June 2018
• As any power-walker, commuter or chore drudge could tell you, the podcast is the multitasker’s best friend.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Nov. 2021
• Quincy, who also enjoys playing the drums, said training isn't a drudge.
  — Jeff Piorkowski/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 9 Feb. 2018
• Chances are, you’ve been told to do all your high-level creative tasks in the morning and to save the boring drudge work (like answering emails) until later in the day.
  — Pia Silva, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2021
• Blake Bortles needs a lifeline, a safety vest, perhaps a hand up, to pull himself from the drudge of a career implosion.
  — George Diaz, OrlandoSentinel.com, 24 Aug. 2017
• Sure, a competent operating person would be nice, to offload some of the drudge work.
  — Andy Kessler, WSJ, 30 Dec. 2018
• His subsequent doldrums include encounters with the Greys, conformist drudges who dress in black and white and often plod around with their eyes glued to their phones.
  — Washington Post, 29 July 2019
• It’s a Cinderella story, minus everything but the drudge and the stepmother.
  — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2021
• This type of automation can also lead to a better employee experience as drudge work slides off their plates.
  — Gil Allouche, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2021
• The new reality of the past couple years has undoubtedly come with new routines — like instead of that daily drudge through the sticky streets to catch your train, your commute now may consist of moving from your bed to your couch.
  — R29 Unbothered, refinery29.com, 11 Aug. 2022
• Now, the hippie's disappointment is back, rebranded as the stressed-out modern office drudge's salvation.
  — Lavanya Ramanathan, chicagotribune.com, 30 Mar. 2018
• Samuel Johnson used similar language—harmless drudge—to describe the lexicographer who compiles a dictionary.
  — Alexandra Horowitz, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2022
• Buy Photo Is automation destroying familiar jobs, reducing drudge work, collecting more information than anyone expected, and opening opportunities?
  — Joseph N. Distefano, Philly.com, 2 July 2018
• Is automation destroying familiar jobs, reducing drudge work, collecting more information than anyone expected, and opening opportunities?
  — Joseph N. Distefano, Philly.com, 2 July 2018
• She was tired of working as an office drudge.
• This work week has been a drudge, and the first two espresso shots are not keeping pace.
  — Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 12 Aug. 2022
• Wendy’s also is trying to drop the drudge of cleaning bacon grease off ovens.
  — Eric Morath, WSJ, 24 June 2018
• As any power-walker, commuter or chore drudge could tell you, the podcast is the multitasker’s best friend.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Nov. 2021
• Quincy, who also enjoys playing the drums, said training isn't a drudge.
  — Jeff Piorkowski/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 9 Feb. 2018
• Chances are, you’ve been told to do all your high-level creative tasks in the morning and to save the boring drudge work (like answering emails) until later in the day.
  — Pia Silva, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2021
• Blake Bortles needs a lifeline, a safety vest, perhaps a hand up, to pull himself from the drudge of a career implosion.
  — George Diaz, OrlandoSentinel.com, 24 Aug. 2017
• Sure, a competent operating person would be nice, to offload some of the drudge work.
  — Andy Kessler, WSJ, 30 Dec. 2018
• His subsequent doldrums include encounters with the Greys, conformist drudges who dress in black and white and often plod around with their eyes glued to their phones.
  — Washington Post, 29 July 2019
• It’s a Cinderella story, minus everything but the drudge and the stepmother.
  — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2021
• This type of automation can also lead to a better employee experience as drudge work slides off their plates.
  — Gil Allouche, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2021
• The new reality of the past couple years has undoubtedly come with new routines — like instead of that daily drudge through the sticky streets to catch your train, your commute now may consist of moving from your bed to your couch.
  — R29 Unbothered, refinery29.com, 11 Aug. 2022
• Now, the hippie's disappointment is back, rebranded as the stressed-out modern office drudge's salvation.
  — Lavanya Ramanathan, chicagotribune.com, 30 Mar. 2018
• Samuel Johnson used similar language—harmless drudge—to describe the lexicographer who compiles a dictionary.
  — Alexandra Horowitz, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2022

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024