grating

Example Sentences

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This widens the gap with Grana Padano, a competitor with less stringent production rules, as well as other cheeses meant for grating.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

These charismatics have been around so long that the things people used to find grating about them are now charming.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Or maybe you love what a little ginger does to soups or oatmeal but resent the peeling and grating it demands.

From Salon • Jan. 5, 2026

While grating noises and intolerable heat may be experienced in pockets across the city, making it hard to draw direct comparisons, some whole sections of L.A. feel conspicuously beset by these environmental disturbances.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2025

The door behind the grating opened, and Resa's anxious face appeared behind the bars.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke