Drudgery has 3 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams; it is still a beautiful world. | |
| 2. | She does her homework on Fridays to save herself from the drudgery of having to do it during the weekend. | |
| 3. | What a starved, unloved life she had had—a life of drudgery and poverty and neglect. | |
| 4. | With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. | |
| 5. | Thirty-year-old Aslima Khan is determined to educate her three daughters. The reason – to ensure they can escape her own life's experience of backbreaking drudgery. |