the trenches
plural noun
: a place or situation in which people do very difficult work
These people are working every day down in the trenches to improve the lives of refugees.
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Waldron and Powell were in the trenches together bringing all of this to life from the beginning.
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Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025
If the Europeans thought Ukraine was so important to the security of their continent, then European troops would already be fighting alongside the Ukrainians in the trenches of the Donbas.
—Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
South Dakota State lost 21 players to transfer after last season, but the tradition of smash-mouth football and dominating the trenches did not leave.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2025
About eliminating the need for Shurmur to be creative by winning in the trenches.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
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Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025
If the Europeans thought Ukraine was so important to the security of their continent, then European troops would already be fighting alongside the Ukrainians in the trenches of the Donbas.
—Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
South Dakota State lost 21 players to transfer after last season, but the tradition of smash-mouth football and dominating the trenches did not leave.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2025
About eliminating the need for Shurmur to be creative by winning in the trenches.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the trenches
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“The trenches.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20trenches. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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