grate

Thanks for several chuckles — especially your response to the reader who questioned the existence of editors at the Times: “Thats a grate queston.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

"Quite often now people say 'Which one are you? Are you the one who did the carrying or the one who got carried?' So yeah, it does grate me a little bit."

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

The next day, the grate and the cinder blocks were still there.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026

"If you just need to grate some cheese over pasta, there are alternatives," she said.

From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026

He brought the sword down and pushed it between the grate and the shiny stone of the fireplace.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

Though all of the back-and-forth between Celeste and Johannes grates the viewer as it circles the drain, Charli, Zamiri and Brandes are aiming and firing at a very real and expanding phenomenon.

From Salon ● Feb. 8, 2026

In the Fashion District on Friday morning, workers hoisted up the metal grates protecting storefronts, strung up canopies and set up racks of clothing and signs advertising sales for $1 accessories, $2 shirts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2026

The key, he cautions, is to cook the chicken until it releases from the grates with little resistance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2025

Yes, it has become a commercial beast and the rampant hyping of the brand grates, but the essence of what makes the Lions special is strong and apparently unbreakable.

From BBC ● May 7, 2025

I’ve learned Leo sets the cabin fires, placing logs, positioning grates.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

But if you’re a dipping sauce kind of person, mix the leftover egg yolks with 1 cup of oil, lemon juice, grated garlic and some salt and pepper to make an aioli.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Pesto is made here with basil, extra virgin olive oil, pine nuts, garlic and grated cheese, all ground to a thick paste.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

Here, grated yellow summer squash and onion spend the better part of an hour over low heat, slowly becoming soft, sweet and jammy.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

As fatigue -- and anger at army scandals -- grew, that approach grated.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

She insists that her potato pancakes can only be made from freshly grated potatoes.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

It’s a little grating to see boorish Tony offer him business tips.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Even though I find loudcasting intensely grating, I have never registered an official complaint and have only occasionally asked other passengers to turn the volume down on their device.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

Older generations might find it grating and simplistic, at least initially.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

Working, after all, is how a majority of people must spend most of their waking hours, and toiling away in an industry or at a position you find grating will undoubtedly make you miserable.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026

From the grating, a pair of intensely blue eyes looked back at him.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander