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 …—Malcolm S. Forbes
Malcolm 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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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2026
Players spending too much time in Atlanta taking in the late-night scene then slogging through a game with the Hawks.
—Jason Jones, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
Party infighting and frustrating recriminations around Democrats’ 2024 losses had made 2025 a slog.
—Dan Merica, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Denverites on Wednesday slogged through the hottest March day on record for the third time in a week as temperatures hit the high 80s across the state, with the heat reaching into the 90s in some Colorado communities.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2026
Players spending too much time in Atlanta taking in the late-night scene then slogging through a game with the Hawks.
—Jason Jones, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Noun
Ever since Jimmy Butler tore his ACL in January, the only reprieve from this slog of a campaign has been the promise of a swift, merciful end.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
Party infighting and frustrating recriminations around Democrats’ 2024 losses had made 2025 a slog.
—Dan Merica, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Slog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slog. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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