He hated the drudgery of his job.
in the “good old days” household servants led lives filled with much drudgery and little pleasure
Recent Examples on the WebUsing long, slow takes that evoke the drudgery of prison life, Dresen and Kaufmann paint a drably colored yet vivid portrait of the complex personalities who collide in Plötzensee, starting with Hilde herself.—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2024 Instead, most chatbots today are doing white-collar drudgery — summarizing documents, debugging code, taking notes during meetings — and helping students with their homework.—Kevin Roose, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2024 Surprisingly, those floating apps were most helpful when dealing with daily drudgery.—Chris Velazco, Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2024 Babies grow up to be adults, and adulthood contains loneliness, rejection, drudgery, hopelessness, regret, grief, and terror.—Elizabeth Barber, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024 With limited football resources, the Broncos have big work to do and no end to this football drudgery in sight.—Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2024 More than relief of sheer drudgery, that AI can help research topics and fill in the proverbial blanks means less friction for a disabled person in terms of cognitive load and motor skills.—Steven Aquino, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024 While not appropriate for every situation, a little gamification can spice up the drudgery.—Reece Rogers, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2024 Take your pick — domestic drudgery is a large umbrella.—Zach Przystup, Baltimore Sun, 14 Feb. 2024
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