grist

Example Sentences

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Presidents were all grist: “Jimmy Carter went to Philadelphia for the bicentennial. He laid hands on the Liberty Bell and the crack was healed. Hallelujah!”

From New York Times

They also provided the grist for her column and her first book, “Dish: The Inside Story on the World of Gossip,” as well as her memoir and the two novels that followed.

From New York Times

Earlier periods in American history also created grist for teenage angst.

From New York Times

The "tail" is slim legal grist misused to conceal Pence's crucial testimony from a grand jury.

From Salon

While necessary, the moves are unpopular and offer grist to the political opposition, which raises the risk that this government or the next could pull back on them.

From New York Times