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

As the partial government shutdown grinds on, with no end in sight, Catherine Cortez Masto stands ready to end it right now. —Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025

But as the current standoff grinds on, such workarounds may become impossible. —Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025

Now, unless the LPGA reinstates those 12 points and grants her entry into Q School finals, Popov will be forced to enter Stage II this month or spend 2026 grinding on the Epson Tour, relying on limited LPGA starts through veteran status. —Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025

Such incidents have grown more frequent as the Israeli military’s deadly operation in Gaza grinds on. —Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for grind on

• anton
• argon
• axon
• baronne
• baryon
• baton
• boron
• buisson
• bygone
• capon
• cardon
• chiffon