How to Use the trenches in a Sentence

the trenches

plural noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • And when Tyler Buchner and Ty Simpson checked in, the trenches kept churning.
    Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 3 Sep. 2023
  • A year in the trenches has hardened Ukraine’s president That may impact the state of play on the ground, as new springtime battles loom.
    Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Ryan Poles didn’t get any difference makers in the trenches in free agency, and at No. 9, there’s a slight chance for one but both sides of the ball need many more.
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2023
  • To reach the trenches, Ukrainian soldiers walk spread out, keeping 20 yards or so between them, lest a shell by chance hit a large group.
    Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2023
  • The offensive line struggled to carve out holes in the run game, with CMU’s defensive line pushing the Spartans around in the trenches.
    Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Plus, the trenches should be ruled by the 49ers’ superior talent.
    Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Pence was told the trenches would be left in their current condition as a reminder of the price paid by Ukrainians to defend their homes.
    Musadiq Bidar, CBS News, 29 June 2023
  • The Bears’ most significant areas of need are in the trenches on offense and defense.
    Michael Arinze, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Here’s a glimpse into their world, combining direct quotes and summaries from those in the trenches.
    Bryce Welker, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2024

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