grille
Example Sentences
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The Black Badge specification features a dark-anodized grille and hood figurine in the place of chrome brightwork—younger, fresher, more nocturnal, but also nicely understated, which I like.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
Since the theft the museum has taken several emergency measures, including replacing the grille used by the thieves as Des Cars sought to focus on a major "Louvre -- New Renaissance" renovation of the site.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
Compared to the toolbox angularity of its rivals, the CX-90’s presentation is sleek, urbane, even fancy, with lots of brightwork accenting the front and rear bumpers, rocker panels and grille frame.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025
Morris Commercial said the reimagined van would retain a number of its original features, including the pear-shaped grille.
From BBC • Nov. 27, 2025
Max was the tenderhearted one who got upset at so much as a caterpillar accidentally crushed underfoot, or a dead lightning bug caught in the grille of his family’s limousine.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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