gritted teeth
Example Sentences
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She looks that Medicaid doctor right in his very symmetrical face and says through grunts and gritted teeth: “My girl doesn’t like to wait.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2024
You can hear the dictated words coming through his gritted teeth as you read the statement.
From Slate • Mar. 9, 2024
“You think that you got away,” Rodrigo sings through gritted teeth, adding an eerily pastoral feel to another of her signature tales of heartbreak and revenge.
From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2023
Suddenly, the clouds darken, and Snoopy, with gritted teeth and a raised fist, lets his plane nosedive as he sprays rounds of invisible gunfire at the Red Baron, who is deftly maneuvering around him.
From Salon • Oct. 30, 2023
“Of course they will join us,” her mistress said through gritted teeth.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
