grist

Example Sentences

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I’m not looking for a bot to remove the grist of plotting out and writing something good.

From Slate • May 24, 2026

The unearthing in 2018 of a charcoal inscription at Pompeii featuring a date in October has been grist to the mill of those who seek to push the eruption beyond August.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

Restoring the restaurant has become a passion project for the writers, a journey that became grist for a documentary, “¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor!,” which streams on Paramount+.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

Efforts to make real Hollywood-style movies resulted in comically bad failures like “Lady Ballers,” which probably made more money for the content creators who used it as grist for their mockery mill.

From Salon • Oct. 15, 2025

Finals of schoolboy sports, dog racing, strange little competitions in the remoter counties, all these are grist to our hungry mill.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier