slogged; slogging
1
: to hit hard : beat
2
: to plod (one's way) perseveringly especially against difficulty
slogger
noun
1
a
: hard persistent work
the endless enervating slog of war—
Michael Gorra
Michael Gorra
b
: a prolonged arduous task or effort
reform will be a hard political slog—M. S. Forbes
M. S. Forbes2
: a hard dogged march or journey
Examples of slog in a Sentence
Verb
He slogged away at the paperwork all day.
She slogged through her work.
She slogged her way through her work.
We've been slogging along for hours.
He slogged through the deep snow.
They slogged their way through the snow.
Noun
It will be a long, hard slog before everything is back to normal.
It was a long slog up the mountain.
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Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
House Bill 199, which is currently slogging its way through the North Carolina legislature, seeks to limit predatory towing practices and regulate towing companies.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 June 2025
Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
This, rather than just being drunk on options, should be the sweet slog of modernity.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 23 June 2025
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Verb
Hess slogged through four years in the minor leagues before reaching the majors.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
House Bill 199, which is currently slogging its way through the North Carolina legislature, seeks to limit predatory towing practices and regulate towing companies.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 June 2025
Noun
As a tropical system slogs along the state, flood watches have been issued in Miami and Broward running through 11 p.m. Monday.
—Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
This, rather than just being drunk on options, should be the sweet slog of modernity.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 23 June 2025
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“Slog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slog. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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