ax to grind
Example Sentences
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Everyone who’s had an ax to grind about Geno is piling on.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
He didn’t come off as a man with an ax to grind, but a small, petty individual who had been taken advantage of by a much more powerful man he all but worshipped.
From Slate • May 14, 2024
You change it by creating, by not having an ax to grind.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2024
The prosecutors pushed back that Yeartie was a disgruntled former employee with an ax to grind against Willis.
From Salon • Feb. 16, 2024
They had no end to gain, no ax to grind; they merely spoke the truth as they knew it, and this unselfish and hopeful truthfulness aroused his interest and curiosity; it even compelled his admiration.
From Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man by Oemler, Marie Conway
