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But you don’t have to compute the coefficient to know that matte tiles are better than shiny ones, and small tiles are better than the big ones because the grout lines provide friction.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

There were places on the facade where a single tile needed to fit in the grout on the wall.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2025

Regulators also have agreed to turn some of that waste into a concrete-like grout, rather than immobilizing it in glass.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2024

From the acidic brine of pickle juice to the grout between your bathroom tiles, mold can thrive in even the most inhospitable environments.

From National Geographic ● Nov. 10, 2023

Small dark hairs flecked the sink basin, and dust was gathering in the grout lines between the tiles.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez

For cement-based or latex-modified grouts, it’s safest to work on only about three square feet at a time.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 5, 2021

Both sanded and unsanded grouts are cement-based or latex-modified products.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 5, 2021

Sanded and unsanded grouts are mixed with water and installation and cleanup are simple.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 4, 2021

The size of Longo's voyeuristic images reflects the scale of his essential subject: the American consciousness industry, and the way it grouts every cranny in public life.

From Time Magazine Archive

Oatmeal or porridge is always called "grouts"; and the Cotswold native does not talk of hoisting a ladder, but "highsting" is the term he uses.

From A Cotswold Village by J. Arthur Gibbs

The reality, he said, is that the 54 million gallons of sludge will most likely never be removed; he believes it will be grouted and left in place for future generations to deal with.

From New York Times ● May 31, 2023

The floor was grouted over a period of a few days in the late spring 2020.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 12, 2022

Once a toilet is bolted correctly to the flange, the gap between the base of the toilet and the floor should be grouted with regular tile grout.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 2021

As for instances already encountered, she said, “all subsidence areas have been sealed, grouted and fully restored. This is standard industry practice in these situations.”

From Washington Times ● Oct. 27, 2018

The side joints of the bricks are grouted in with lime or cement.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various

Pliers were used to extract coins near the rock's edge, a grouting tool required for some of the more deeply wedged coins.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

Originally envisioned as a means to an end, the express trains, steam trains and mail trains quickly became the focus of my journey, the cities and towns like grouting smoothed around the tracks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 29, 2025

Crews need to test the road’s base, which includes drilling and grouting of smaller holes and voids in the surrounding area.

From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2025

Hone your beginner skills by tiling and grouting this scrap piece of drywall.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2022

Some of the cement grouting between the bricks had to be replaced, and he wrote her name in the new cement.

From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech