grate

Thanks for several chuckles — especially your response to the reader who questioned the existence of editors at the Times: “Thats a grate queston.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

"Quite often now people say 'Which one are you? Are you the one who did the carrying or the one who got carried?' So yeah, it does grate me a little bit."

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

"If you just need to grate some cheese over pasta, there are alternatives," she said.

From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026

Mr. Ariosto’s cheerful quotes from Rob, Steve, Chris, Andy, Pete, Miguel and Sonny would grate less if he maintained more critical distance from his subjects.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026

When he reached the top, it just took a good double-handed shove to send the grate wobbling across the cafeteria floor.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

“The name Homeland Security grates on a lot of people, understandably,” she wrote.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

Metal grates and sandbags were used to prevent debris from floating into storm drains.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

The next day is deep-clean Monday, when First Watch dishwashers scrub coffee urns and the greasy grates where bacon sizzles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026

Yes, it has become a commercial beast and the rampant hyping of the brand grates, but the essence of what makes the Lions special is strong and apparently unbreakable.

From BBC ● May 7, 2025

The room was divided into three sections by two large grates that ran the length of the room.

From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus

But if you’re a dipping sauce kind of person, mix the leftover egg yolks with 1 cup of oil, lemon juice, grated garlic and some salt and pepper to make an aioli.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Pesto is made here with basil, extra virgin olive oil, pine nuts, garlic and grated cheese, all ground to a thick paste.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

Here, grated yellow summer squash and onion spend the better part of an hour over low heat, slowly becoming soft, sweet and jammy.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

I grated a ripe tomato into a bowl, an operation I find disproportionately satisfying.

From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026

For dessert we each get a bowl of grated coconut in really thick syrup.

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar

Feeling powerless is grating and interviewing for a new role can increase your sense of control, even if you don’t end up taking it.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

The way AI talks to us is grating and disingenuous—and can even be harmful.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

Even though I find loudcasting intensely grating, I have never registered an official complaint and have only occasionally asked other passengers to turn the volume down on their device.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

The performance, perhaps intending to inject a note of potential menace, plays up Ru’s anger at the expense of his hurt — and comes off as grating and utterly unsympathetic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

Its footing was unsteady and twice abortive grating sounds were all it could do in the direction of speech.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov