gritted teeth
Example Sentences
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At the centre of it all is Prince Andrew, saying nothing now apart from his terse statement, written through gritted teeth, about his titles.
From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025
Harvard two years ago, through gritted teeth, with a lot of ambivalence surrounding the topic.
From Slate • Sep. 29, 2025
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 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
"One more try," I say through gritted teeth.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
