gratingly
Example Sentences
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The brothers staunchly disagree with the maxim that puns are the lowest form of humor, and their works are almost universally branded with gratingly unfunny names.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Their second EP, Beautiful Chaos, peaked at number two in the US album charts, thanks to the gratingly brilliant lead single, Gnarly, and the Charli XCX-penned follow-up, Gabriella.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2025
It's an audio format, so the listener gets to hear his father talk about all this, and what's striking is how gratingly arrogant his dad is.
From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2025
Less kooky and gratingly precious than “Jojo Rabbit” or “Life Is Beautiful,” the film nevertheless also taps history with a movie-magic wand.
From New York Times ● Jun. 8, 2023
“Well, that’s gratingly vague. You gonna help me with this mural or not?”
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
