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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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Currently, the bills are still slogging through the state’s legislative session.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025
Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
The bonfire of the Teslas: Political violence and the Left
That will be a serious slog over the next three-plus years, with the Democratic brand in poor shape.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Every other story slogged along and then stumbled across the finish line.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Currently, the bills are still slogging through the state’s legislative session.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025
Noun
Who cares if the Huskies’ 67-59 win over Oklahoma on Friday night, in a slog of an 8/9 game, was unlike anything from the program’s past two postseasons?
—Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
The bonfire of the Teslas: Political violence and the Left
That will be a serious slog over the next three-plus years, with the Democratic brand in poor shape.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Slog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slog. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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