- plural of grain.
grains
Example Sentences
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The “slop bowl” became internet shorthand for the familiar fast-casual mash-up — grains, greens, globally inspired protein, sauce, perhaps an avocado surcharge — assembled with the logic of a cafeteria line and an over-$10 price.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
"The non-chocolate we're making now, we make it from BSG, which is the brewer's spent grains," he added.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
Known as calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions, or CAIs, these grains formed during the solar system's first 200,000 years and represent the oldest known material from that period.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026
Low water levels in the Danube and damage to railway networks have made it expensive to use alternative ways of getting wheat and other grains out of the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
We both stood there, breathing hard, staring at the wash of rice grains that had tumbled out of the canister and spread to almost every corner of the kitchen.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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