grain

Example Sentences

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This assumption is all the more seductive because it contains a grain of truth.

From Salon

He kept his eyes on the surface of his desk, running his gaze over the wood grain.

From Literature

Since Rose-Ivy took everything she heard with a grain of salt, she didn’t think the story about the haint made sense.

From Literature

Hundreds of Indigenous people have been protesting in northern Brazil for two weeks outside the port terminal of US agribusiness giant Cargill, angered over the dredging and development of Amazonian rivers for grain exports.

From Barron's

Then I nibbled grains of corn off the cob, savoring the slightly burnt taste as if I’d never eaten roasted corn before.

From Literature