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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Each time he’s killed testing the alien atmosphere for viruses or absorbing massive amounts of radiation on a space walk, he’s resurrected in a printing machine in what amounts to a hilariously terrible immortal drudgery.—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025 The luscious, almost red-wine color is a chic addition to the occasional drudgeries of winter and surely to elevate even the most relaxed and cozy outfits.—Emma Sandler, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025 Fides’s tech spares us humans the drudgery of tracking deadlines, sourcing regulatory data, and creating legal documents.—Moya Johnson, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025 Excel, a program that does complex math on a human’s behalf, is often associated, rightly, with corporate drudgery.—Natalie Proulx, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for drudgery
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