trudge up
Frequency: 7.110.5 per million words
to walk with heavy steps up a slope, hill, or stairs
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- After the long hike, they had to trudge up the final steep slope.
- She wearily began to trudge up the endless flight of stairs.
- The tired soldiers had to trudge up the muddy hill in the rain.
- Every morning, he would trudge up the winding path to his cottage.
- Despite the strong wind, the climbers continued to trudge up the icy mountain.
- We watched the old man slowly trudge up the driveway towards his house.
- The children reluctantly had to trudge up the hill to get to school.
- He was so exhausted he could barely trudge up the last few steps.
- By late afternoon, the hikers were trudging up the difficult ascent.
- The weary explorers had to trudge up the sandy dune under the scorching sun.