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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Valor Christian is widely viewed as the one team with the athletes and muscle in the trenches to keep up with Creek, but the Eagles have lost four straight to Logan’s Bruins since 2020.
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025
Just this past offseason Miami put an emphasis on fortifying the trenches, correcting a past wrong, adding players with size and girth on the offensive and defensive line via the NFL Draft.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Then in 2024, after years in the trenches of Jezero, Perseverance in December finally summitted the steep Martian crater to begin the next leg of its journey exploring the crater's rim.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Or the body length of a tight end, or the considerable girth of a behemoth linemen in the trenches.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025
Just this past offseason Miami put an emphasis on fortifying the trenches, correcting a past wrong, adding players with size and girth on the offensive and defensive line via the NFL Draft.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Then in 2024, after years in the trenches of Jezero, Perseverance in December finally summitted the steep Martian crater to begin the next leg of its journey exploring the crater's rim.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Or the body length of a tight end, or the considerable girth of a behemoth linemen in the trenches.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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 20 Sep. 2025.
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