grating
Example Sentences
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None of these middling elements would be particularly grating if it weren’t so apparent that “Cars” had an ulterior capitalist motive.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
He looked through the door and was able to see a grating sitting on top of other gratings - leaving a void with the North Sea below it.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
That made him few friends in his own party, with many finding his personal ambition grating — he once wrote a letter to then-Gov.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
The creator and lead actress of the HBO hit series “Girls” has long been castigated for her vocal fry and grating delivery.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
We stared at each other and I contemplated the distance that had sprung up between us—how natural those words sounded to his ears, how grating to mine.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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