grains

Example Sentences

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Shake a bucket of gravel and larger stones will rise to the top as smaller grains sink below.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

They also have bread made from fresh-milled ancient grains that I’m told can be traced to ancient Egypt.

From Slate • May 8, 2026

It’s what you reach for when vegetables need a little more character, when grains feel flat, when you want to fry something and have it taste unmistakably like itself, only better.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

As the grains heat up and ionise, they produce the light we can see with the trail produced as the meteor cools and fades.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

At last, as Grandma stirred, the syrup in the saucer turned into little grains like sand, and Grandma called: “Quick, girls! It’s graining!”

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder