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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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
New opportunities But as China's domestic economy slogs through a transition away from real estate, its companies are turning overseas.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
The second half was mostly a slog, with UNC adding a field goal and the 49ers never scoring at all.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2025
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Verb
The lefty prospect lasted just three innings in his second career start, and needed 77 pitches to slog through them.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
New opportunities But as China's domestic economy slogs through a transition away from real estate, its companies are turning overseas.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
This is shaping up to be a slog.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
The second half was mostly a slog, with UNC adding a field goal and the 49ers never scoring at all.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Slog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slog. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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