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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As was the case in the immediate aftermath of his sentencing four years ago and ever so briefly last week, Weinstein could be transferred to the notorious Rikers Island as the wheels of justice grind on. —Dominic Patten, Deadline, 19 July 2024

As the strike grinds on, the doctors are losing the battle for public opinion. —Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2024

As the Israel-Gaza war grinds on, the political jockeying in Israel is growing more intense, testing the survival skills of the wily but increasingly embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. —David Ignatius, Washington Post, 27 June 2024

That would be a big setback for morale, which is already wavering as the war grinds on. —Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2024