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

Recent Examples on the Web

Read More Elaborate Tales: As the Ukraine war grinds on, the Kremlin has created increasingly complex fabrications online to discredit Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, and undermine the country’s support in the West. —Maria Varenikova, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024

Democrats have increasingly said Israel has gone too far as its offensive in Gaza grinds on, displacing nearly 2 million people who have little access to food, water or medicine. —Mikhail Klimentov, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024

And as the war has ground on, Russia has witnessed increasingly harsh measures against these groups. —Paulina Villegas, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2023

But as Israel’s war in Gaza grinds on, Amazon and Nike are not issuing statements in support of Palestinian civilians. —Ross Barkan, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024

Those billions have been sitting untapped as the war grinds on, now in its third year, while officials from multiple countries have debated the legality of sending the money to Ukraine. —Fatima Hussein, Quartz, 27 Feb. 2024

When winter grinds on, do as the Danes do: Rather than resist, embrace and savor the season. —Samantha Laine Perfas, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Feb. 2024

With the war grinding on, efforts mediated by Qatar, the U.S. and Egypt to bring about a deal have been hobbled by the starkly disparate positions of Hamas and Israel. —NBC News, 13 Feb. 2024

Israel’s free speech crackdown: ‘War inside of a war’ As the war in Gaza grinds on, the attacks on speech haven’t abated, according to rights activists. —Judith Sudilovsky, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024