grind out

verb

ground out; grinding out; grinds out

transitive verb

: to produce in a mechanical way

Examples of grind out in a Sentence

after several years of aborted attempts, the band finally ground out a new album
Recent Examples on the Web Starting pitcher Izzy Dietrich continued her strong junior season by grinding out the victory for the Lions. Sean Maslin, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2024 Over the past several months, Russia has been able to grind out battlefield gains by hammering frontline towns and infantry positions with aerial bombs. Fox News, 16 May 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 Tyler Nevin’s penchant for seeing pitches and grinding out at-bats is a familiar look. Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 2 May 2024 Instead, this feels more like Overwatch, which used to offer ways to (lengthily) grind out new heroes with the alternative of purchasing them outright (now, Overwatch has recently made all its heroes free). Paul Tassi, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024 Overwatch 2 heroes will no longer need to be unlocked through Battle Pass or via purchase, taking some of the grind out of the now free-to-play team FPS. Amrita Khalid, The Verge, 19 Mar. 2024 The Colts will likely try to grind out the clock and barely sneak out a win. Jon Hoefling, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2024 His final out came as Blanco made Toronto slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. ground out to second baseman Mauricio Dubón. Ben Morse, CNN, 2 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of grind out was in 1868

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“Grind out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grind%20out. Accessed 28 May. 2024.

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