How to Use grindstone in a Sentence

grindstone

noun
  • Put your nose to the grindstone and complete your tasks on time.
    — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive.com, 7 June 2019
  • Both a fun party guy and someone with his nose to the grindstone.
    — Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2023
  • There are months to put your nose to the grindstone, and months to give yourself over to play.
    — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2023
  • Things are about to pick up at work, so get ready to roll up your sleeves and put your nose to the grindstone!
    — Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 13 Dec. 2021
  • Instead of putting things off, be proactive and put your nose to the grindstone.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Keep your nose pressed firmly to the grindstone as the next four to five weeks unfold.
    — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 20 Oct. 2020
  • Those born under the sign are also not afraid to put their nose to the grindstone.
    — Olivia Munson, USA Today, 20 Dec. 2025
  • The lakes are former quarries that produced some of the finest grindstones in the world.
    — Shirley MacFarland, cleveland.com, 20 Apr. 2018
  • Some players just keep their nose to the grindstone, without bright lights or cameras.
    — Kyle Kelly, cleveland, 30 Apr. 2021
  • All nose-to-the-grindstone makes Jack a dishwater-dull knife.
    — Paul Muldoon, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2019
  • Tara Smith is a nose-to-the-grindstone high school student with strict parents.
    — Andrew A. Smith Tribune News Service, Star Tribune, 14 Sep. 2020
  • Putting their nose to the grindstone every day rather than the really wealthy people.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Avoid disapproval and censure by keeping your nose to the grindstone.
    — Jeraldine Saunders, The Mercury News, 16 May 2017
  • The rest are laden with grindstone terms such as hard-working, careful, good, knowledgeable and more.
    — Stephen J Ceci, The Conversation, 21 Feb. 2020
  • After all, keeping your nose to the grindstone will make your company survive and thrive, right?
    — Rhett Power, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2022
  • Immanuel Quickley has been known to put his nose to the grindstone and overcome any challenge that comes his way.
    — Kyle J. Andrews, baltimoresun.com, 18 Nov. 2020
  • My mother has always been so professional and always kept her nose to grindstone.
    — Liz Cantrell, Town & Country, 16 Jan. 2019
  • Artemis 2 has come home, but NASA still has its nose to the lunar grindstone.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Artemis 2 has come home, but NASA still has its nose to the lunar grindstone.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Her nose-to-the-grindstone approach is probably the only thing keeping her going.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2021
  • The donkeys pushed a grindstone, while the workers added grain, monitored the process and collected flour.
    — Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2023
  • What came after—a world war and the 1950s—was a more sober, nose-to-the-grindstone economic era.
    — Daniel Henninger, WSJ, 25 May 2022
  • Nose to the grindstone, the brand has been hard at work creating some of the most distinctive cultivars on the market.
    — Lindsey Bartlett, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
  • This year was about seeking out new life experiences, removing her nose from the lyrical grindstone.
    — Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Dec. 2025
  • Keep your nose to the grindstone in the upcoming week and focus on honoring your duties and obligations.
    — oregonlive, 19 Apr. 2020
  • While diligent effort has its place, knowing when to step back from the grindstone and sniff out other options can be transformative.
    — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Lin Chen Aries Rising There are months to put your nose to the grindstone, and months to give yourself over to play.
    — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2023
  • With his pomaded hair and neat-as-a-pin jacket and tie — even at home, he’s rarely seen in shirtsleeves — Strassera is a nose-to-the-grindstone type.
    — Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Sep. 2022
  • Next week, Lipinski will find out whether his centrist, nose-to the-grindstone approach still resonates with voters.
    — Jeffrey Mervis, Science | AAAS, 14 Mar. 2018
  • This wry observation provides the background to Thomas’s work ethic — nose to the grindstone, stay focused, and do what needs to be done.
    — Martha Anne Toll, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2022

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