How to Use the trenches in a Sentence

the trenches

plural noun
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  • The gutter, the trenches, the dirt, the slime, the scum.
    — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Like in the trenches, morale at the medic base was low.
    — Kamila Hrabchuk, Washington Post, 1 Jan. 2024
  • Is Chase Young holding up his end of the bargain in the trenches?
    — Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2024
  • But the former Buckeyes star is more than just a weapon in the trenches.
    — Conor Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2023
  • 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
  • Jaylen Harrell also looks at it as a good-on-good matchup, as the two teams’ strengths lie in the trenches.
    — Andrés Soto, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2023
  • The Bills won in the trenches and held the Lions to a season-low 48 rushing yards on 15 attempts.
    — Colton Pouncy, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
  • And as far as going into the trenches, there was no fear.
    — Hilton Dresden, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 June 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • Then there was Reed, who spends most of his time battling beside Williams in the trenches.
    — Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
  • Yes, Georgia beat Texas, but the Longhorns are playing better and stronger in the trenches.
    — Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
  • But Kristie was really the one in the trenches every day.
    — Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2024
  • But any high school football coach knows titles start in the trenches.
    — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 16 May 2023
  • Aikman isn’t lying — the Cowboys are bad in the trenches.
    — Dj Siddiqi, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
  • In order to right the ship, McNary coaches want to see more success in the trenches.
    — Shane Hoffmann | , oregonlive, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Now Philadelphia pivots to the other side of the ball but stays in the trenches.
    — Dallas News, 16 Feb. 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
  • Those of us working in the trenches on these issues knew better.
    — Nathan Benefield, WSJ, 17 Nov. 2023
  • After three years as the nation’s top offensive line, the Wolverines will have to reload in the trenches.
    — J. Brady McCollough, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2024
  • This team has a new roster, a new staff and a desire to play a throwback brand of Saban ball where games are won in the trenches.
    — USA TODAY, 20 July 2023
  • The Warriors had more size in the trenches but were unable to exploit it to their advantage.
    — Richard J, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2023
  • Jalen Hurts will maintain his momentum from last season, and the Eagles will own the game in the trenches.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Defectors say the army has called up retirees, who are fighting in the trenches.
    — Sui-Lee Wee, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Jones certainly has the right mindset to play the gritty position deep in the trenches that not many in the league can do.
    — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2024
  • One Ukrainian unit spent 21 days in the trenches, at what the Ukrainians call zero line, without a break, Shuryk said.
    — Vladyslav Golovin Mauricio Lima, New York Times, 25 May 2024
  • In a good year, a single worker could send close to 3 million tins out into the world, whether up the coast to Bergen or to the trenches along the Western Front.
    — Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The slanted sides of the trenches suggest ancient ruins, but also the I-15.
    — Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Yes, the nascent VC industry had its eyes on big prizes—but those in the trenches had an innocence then that is now lost.
    — Steven Levy, WIRED, 5 Jan. 2024
  • The truth in the trenches of IT and cloud infrastructure is that the return on investment remains unknown.
    — R. Scott Raynovich, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024

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