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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The front line sat two miles from Madrid’s main shopping area; foreign journalists used Baedekers to navigate their way from the tram line’s ends to the trenches.
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Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
The Panthers will probably make multiple moves in the trenches during free agency and the draft.
—Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2026
Hannah, a reproductive-health clinician who had a baby about a year and a half ago, is still in the trenches of post-partum life.
—E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
Disrupting the opposition’s ground game and winning the battle in the trenches is perhaps the biggest goal of the Hortiz/Harbaugh regime.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 23 Feb. 2026
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Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
The Panthers will probably make multiple moves in the trenches during free agency and the draft.
—Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2026
Hannah, a reproductive-health clinician who had a baby about a year and a half ago, is still in the trenches of post-partum life.
—E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
Disrupting the opposition’s ground game and winning the battle in the trenches is perhaps the biggest goal of the Hortiz/Harbaugh regime.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 23 Feb. 2026
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 28 Feb. 2026.
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