with a grain of salt
Example Sentences
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With a lockout widely expected to start Dec. 1 and no guarantee of an agreement in time to preserve the 2027 season, take MLB’s schedule announcement Thursday with a grain of salt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Take everything she says with a grain of salt.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026
While China hit its growth target last year, it should be taken with "a grain of salt", as other data suggests a weaker economic picture, said Georgetown University policy researcher Ning Leng.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
Many analysts have learned to take Musk's utterances with a grain of salt after earlier predictions about the nearness of fully autonomous driving didn't come to pass.
From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026
Since Rose-Ivy took everything she heard with a grain of salt, she didn’t think the story about the haint made sense.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
