plural drudgeries
Examples of drudgery in a Sentence
He hated the drudgery of his job.
in the “good old days” household servants led lives filled with much drudgery and little pleasure
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In other words, doing the same basic drudgery the rest of us rely on to get through this chaotic world.
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Matt K. Lewis, Twin Cities, 7 Jan. 2026
Without institutional support, parents are left with a narrative of drudgery—one that equates children with the loss of time, money, and opportunity.
—Lauren Hilgers, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
And there’s a lot of just drudgery, actually, too.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 18 Nov. 2025
Such is life in Marthaland, where homemaking tasks are plucked from the realm of everyday drudgery and elevated to a pure pursuit of excellence.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Drudgery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drudgery. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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