gritted teeth

Example Sentences

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Harvard two years ago, through gritted teeth, with a lot of ambivalence surrounding the topic.

From Slate • Sep. 29, 2025

Troy Deeney: I said through gritted teeth that Unai Emery was my manager of the year last season but I think Villa have got worse by losing Douglas Luiz.

From BBC • Aug. 15, 2024

She looks that Medicaid doctor right in his very symmetrical face and says through grunts and gritted teeth: “My girl doesn’t like to wait.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2024

“You think that you got away,” Rodrigo sings through gritted teeth, adding an eerily pastoral feel to another of her signature tales of heartbreak and revenge.

From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2023

Hermione,” Harry said, through gritted teeth, “will you shut up for a bit, please? I’m trying to concentrate.”

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling