go against the grain

Example Sentences

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But I am going to go against the grain here.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

"It's because these films are so beautiful, so unique and so strong that they sometimes go against the grain," said Binoche.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

But that would go against the grain for Thomas Bach, the IOC president whose fencing career was hurt by a boycott of the 1980 Moscow Games after the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 24, 2023

These results go against the grain of current public policy practices that aim to promote healthy eating by relying on images of nutritious foods.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2023

If our speech is to be true, and wholesome, it must sometimes rasp and go against the grain.

From The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon by Maclaren, Alexander