"Esther" is an unequivocally gritty and complex work.

The unpalatable truth seems to be that amid widespread deprivation, there's a generation of no-hopers who prefer life on the dole to gritty, unpleasant work.

Ms. Haser's friendly manner, self-generated motivation, and gritty hard work seem to be the main ingredients of her success in selling business forms.

The shop floor of the Suchard factory on the city's edge is normally a place for gritty work and salty talk, not female empowerment.

McKay opened the scoring at 9:56, with a goal he set up with his own effort and some gritty work behind the net.

Stephen Petronio, known for his gritty, post-punk work, shuns music more than 10 years old.

Hunting fossils is grinding, gritty work, endurable only by those with the spirit and stamina to test their mettle in a hard land.

It is demanding, often gritty work.

It is tough and gritty and hard work.

The deadening familiarity extends even to the kinds of gritty investigative work that the most adventurous photojournalists pursue.