grate on
Example Sentences
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At the same time, his recent failure to replicate his regular-season success in the playoffs began to grate on the fanbase.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
Outside, a man named Alvin Cooper was lying on a venting grate on a 38-degree night.
From Salon ● Dec. 1, 2022
Despite his boyish exuberance on the field, an energy that could grate on opposing fans, he is disarmingly unassuming in person, friendly to everyone, thoroughly unimpressed with himself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2021
At times, he could grate on people with his certitude.
From New York Times ● Sep. 11, 2020
Some of the bolts did not want to slip through their holes; also I put the grate on backward the first time and had to take it off again.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
