grate on
Example Sentences
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"It's beginning to grate on me because I can't partake in helping with my defence," he said, according to CBS News, the BBC's US partner.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
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
Even before a greeting and the drink order, your server lifts the grate on your table grill and turns a nob.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2022
He showed me to a back room with a large wooden tub and a grate on the floor.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
