How to Use grind out in a Sentence

grind out

verb
  • Charley said the fact the team has had to grind out so many results will help it down the stretch.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2022
  • The Colts will likely try to grind out the clock and barely sneak out a win.
    Jon Hoefling, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2024
  • Just pass the baton, grind out at-bats, grind out the starter and make things happen.
    Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 10 May 2023
  • Marco Lee stepped in at running back and helped grind out yards to kill the clock.
    Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 13 Nov. 2022
  • And yet, in the midst of futile attempts to grind out yardage on the ground, the game’s primal Cro-Magnon essence was fun to watch.
    Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Sep. 2022
  • Wacha has survived the highs and lows of grinding out a big-league career.
    Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Of course, grinding out all those miles is sure to work up an appetite.
    Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Mar. 2023
  • The effort has been aided by the absence of strong wind, an element that's still a wild card in the fight to grind out the fire.
    Tony Kennedy, Star Tribune, 15 July 2021
  • Torrey Pines was supposed to grind out yards — three-yards-and-a-cloud-of-dust style — and eat up the clock in an effort to shorten the game.
    John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Oct. 2021
  • The Grizzlies will likely grind out this series and have a good shot at winning Game 1 as well.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 14 Apr. 2022
  • The Bears will need to grind out some tough wins and play catch up in order to bolster how the committee looks at them come March.
    Dallas News, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Being able to grind out yards on the ground, wear out the defense, control the clock and keep the score close puts all the pressure on Baltimore.
    Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Unlike a night earlier, the Spurs could not grind out a victory down the stretch.
    ExpressNews.com, 10 Jan. 2021
  • The Golden Eagles rely more on sound defense to grind out wins.
    Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2023
  • However, the Bengals' defense is no match for Mack and the Colts' running game, which grind out more than 200 yards.
    Jim Ayello, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Sep. 2020
  • But that belief has to extend to the rest of the team if the Bulls are going to grind out the wins necessary to sneak into the play-in tournament.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Chubb managed to grind out 84 yards to lead the team in rushing, but averaged just 3.8 yards per carry.
    Dan Labbe, cleveland, 27 Sep. 2021
  • It’s been a battle, through [Tommy John] and breaking my hand, just grinding out the minor league life.
    Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 14 June 2023
  • Can the 24-year-old cultivate some Newgarden- or Dixon-esque grit and grind out a podium on Sunday?
    Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Sep. 2021
  • Thatcher will try to grind out yards on the ground with several quality backs.
    Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2021
  • And after a few years during which we were all forced to confront the finitude of life, for many, the idea of grinding out a few more hours at the office lost its sheen.
    Simone Stolzoff, Quartz, 24 May 2023
  • Allsup mitigates the damage by getting Miller to fly out, a Miller strikeout, and Pokrovsky ground out.
    Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al, 2 June 2023
  • Both teams’ defenses were denying big plays, forcing the offenses to grind out yards and use up clock.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2023
  • Duran laced a first-pitch leadoff single to left-center field, stole second base, and advanced to third on a Yoshida ground out to the right side.
    Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 8 July 2023
  • Jackson snaps his fingers and grinds out a couple of hip rotations.
    Matt Kempner, ajc, 22 June 2023
  • Then, playing on two days’ rest after that marathon, DU hit the ice and ground out another one-goal victory.
    Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Yet the team has somehow become deeply dull in attack as the team attempts to grind out results rather than outscore opponents.
    Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Clemson’s final batters struck out, ground out, singled and then flew out as Oklahoma clinched the win.
    Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY, 27 May 2023
  • Several of the experts also predicted Corum and the Michigan run game to grind out enoughd rives to keep Penix from airing the ball out.
    Zac Al-Khateeb, Detroit Free Press, 8 Jan. 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

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