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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Since then, the Walton-Penner Family Ownership Group has greenlighted more than a half a billion dollars in contract value to build, fortify and retain continuity in the trenches.
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 27 Nov. 2025
After twenty summers, the dig had ended, and the trenches were being filled in.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
That being said, Carson is going through the trenches to take that trophy home.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
Richardson has developed relationships with his linemen after a championship coaching career as head coach at nearby Folsom High School, where the Bulldogs’ success was rooted in the trenches.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 21 Nov. 2025
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 27 Nov. 2025
After twenty summers, the dig had ended, and the trenches were being filled in.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
That being said, Carson is going through the trenches to take that trophy home.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
Richardson has developed relationships with his linemen after a championship coaching career as head coach at nearby Folsom High School, where the Bulldogs’ success was rooted in the trenches.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 21 Nov. 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 29 Nov. 2025.
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