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
It’s rare that a punctuation mark becomes grist for the online rumor mill.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 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
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