grain of salt

Example Sentences

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One user cautioned to take everything in the series with a large grain of salt.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

While China hit its growth target last year, it should be taken with "a grain of salt", as other data suggests a weaker economic picture, said Georgetown University policy researcher Ning Leng.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

That makes them smaller than a grain of salt.

From Science Daily • Jan. 6, 2026

But investors took the data with a grain of salt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

It is easy to recognize and grasp the form of some things, because they are small and simple, like a grain of salt, or repetitive, like a wall made of bricks of the same size.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones