How to Use the trenches in a Sentence

the trenches

plural noun
  • This game comes down to who wins in the trenches.
    — Keven Lerner, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Payton is quick to say games are won in the trenches.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
  • So this will be a game that will be decided in the trenches.
    — Matt Byrne, Arkansas Online, 2 Jan. 2026
  • The team will look to win in the trenches with its triple option approach.
    — Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
  • But any high school football coach knows titles start in the trenches.
    — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 16 May 2023
  • This team will put a supreme emphasis on the trenches.
    — Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Whittingham wants to build his team in the trenches.
    — Austin Meek, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Either way, the battle in the trenches should be good.
    — Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2025
  • In the trenches, on the margins, on the sidelines.
    — Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
  • But those who still work in the trenches of daytime want to see that cycle come to an end.
    — Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2023
  • Stick with the trenches on Day 1 and be in play for the skill later on.
    — Adam Jahns, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Snow, rain, wind and war crumble the trenches and bunkers that help keep soldiers alive in this war.
    — Tyler Hicks, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
  • For those of us working in the trenches, this is not just a technical win.
    — Srikanth Bellamkonda, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • But the former Buckeyes star is more than just a weapon in the trenches.
    — Conor Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Those of us working in the trenches on these issues knew better.
    — Nathan Benefield, WSJ, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Tustin is really good in the trenches and can grind you down with long scoring drives.
    — Michael Huntley, Orange County Register, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Glenn himself understands how the trenches set the tone for the team.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Yet, the North is rebuilding for the war in the trenches.
    — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The Dolphins’ last two drafts showed a good deal of focus on the trenches.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Most of that money should be used in the trenches, their glaring weakness.
    — Jacob Robinson, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
  • That will very much depend on how far and how deep Trumps digs into the trenches.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2025
  • But there is no doubt the Steelers could use some extra depth in the trenches.
    — Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Much like his running style, Wilson has pushed through the trenches of life.
    — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Football games might be won in the trenches, but great rosters are built on the margins.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • But that bit of reasonableness is buried now in the dirt of the trenches your kids have both dug.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2023
  • The Lions were bullied in the trenches.
    — Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The Broncos still could still use depth on both sides in the trenches as well as in their secondary.
    — Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Is Chase Young holding up his end of the bargain in the trenches?
    — Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2024
  • On and Off the Avenue Spring in the trenches.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The goal for Kaba appears to be taking a chunk of snaps in the trenches.
    — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 16 Jan. 2026

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