grating
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It’s a little grating to see boorish Tony offer him business tips.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 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
As the interview progressed, Vance’s vaunted media savvy quickly morphed into something far more grating: a combination of condescension and profound insincerity.
From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2026
Its footing was unsteady and twice abortive grating sounds were all it could do in the direction of speech.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
He looked through the door and was able to see a grating sitting on top of other gratings - leaving a void with the North Sea below it.
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
The particles then traveled through three diffraction gratings generated by ultraviolet laser beams.
From Science Daily ● May 11, 2026
The principle of acoustic control of laser light in gases is not limited to the generation of optical gratings, the scientists emphasise.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2023
The lamprey ladder at Bonneville is an elaborate chute system with smooth surfaces lamprey can attach to, rounded corners, no gratings and places to rest.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2022
Soon after arriving in the deserted village Capricorn had had gratings fitted over the narrow niches where long-dead priests slept in their stone tombs.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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