How to Use grind out in a Sentence

grind out

verb
  • Segerstrom will grind out the win.
    — Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
  • This is not a team set up to grind out results.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The normal wins, ground out against the odds, with their backs to the wall.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Time to grind out a prototype of some code.
    — R29 Team, Refinery29, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Spaun would grind out 10 straight pars to avoid dropping a shot.
    — Savannah Leigh Richardson, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
  • Of course, grinding out all those miles is sure to work up an appetite.
    — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Charley said the fact the team has had to grind out so many results will help it down the stretch.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Just pass the baton, grind out at-bats, grind out the starter and make things happen.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 10 May 2023
  • Wacha has survived the highs and lows of grinding out a big-league career.
    — Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2023
  • The Colts will likely try to grind out the clock and barely sneak out a win.
    — Jon Hoefling, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2024
  • Marco Lee stepped in at running back and helped grind out yards to kill the clock.
    — Creg Stephenson | [email protected], al, 13 Nov. 2022
  • Unlike much of the true crime ground out these days, this book does not feel cheap and exploitative.
    — The Week Us, TheWeek, 4 May 2026
  • Allen is the kind of back who can grind out a long NFL career.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
  • But they were forced to grind out a nervy 9-0 win at Carolina.
    — Rick Stroud, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The offense needs to grind out another scoring drive or two.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
  • The Buffs need to find a way to grind out tough yards on the ground, especially late.
    — Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
  • The betting pick is for Muhammad to grind out a decision win.
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
  • Thatcher will try to grind out yards on the ground with several quality backs.
    — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2021
  • The point is, even the best teams in college basketball sometimes have to grind out ugly ones.
    — Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Harrison struck out swinging and Farr ground out to first to end the inning.
    — Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 1 Mar. 2026
  • For those who favor the challenger, pick Ankalaev to grind out a decision.
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Texas has movement in the bullpen and West's sacrifice ground out puts a runner on the board.
    — Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
  • But Estévez regained his form and induced a force play, ground out and strikeout to end the game.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2025
  • The good news is the Sabres keep grinding out standings points, with points in eight of their last 11 games.
    — Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 30 Nov. 2024
  • The move in futures comes after a bumpy week for stocks that saw the major averages grind out modest gains.
    — Jesse Pound, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2024
  • The rest of this Giants roster needs to follow suit and grind out more wins than losses over the next month or so.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 16 May 2024
  • The Golden Eagles rely more on sound defense to grind out wins.
    — Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Unlike a night earlier, the Spurs could not grind out a victory down the stretch.
    — ExpressNews.com, 10 Jan. 2021
  • The effort has been aided by the absence of strong wind, an element that's still a wild card in the fight to grind out the fire.
    — Tony Kennedy, Star Tribune, 15 July 2021
  • The pick in this fight is for Conceicao to use her wrestling and ground control to grind out a decision.
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024

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