grit
Example Sentences
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Natural chewing, abrasive foods, or even swallowed grit can produce similar patterns.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
A punk-vicious “Subdivisions” — “Be cool or be cast out,” go the lyrics — benefited from added grit, while 1984’s “Distant Early Warning” burrowed into nuclear anxiety with unstoppable momentum.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
The late Wolf Hall author's choice of the word "teeth" was perfect and it is one I think of most days, as I grit my own.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
The novel blends grit, romanticism and impish humor.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
I could just feel the grit in my hair, which is so extremely fair it is prone to get stained.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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Bridge to Terabithia
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