grate on
Example Sentences
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At the same time, his recent failure to replicate his regular-season success in the playoffs began to grate on the fanbase.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026
As the school has shrunk and well-paid staff members have moved away, the state’s substantial tax-free land holdings have started to grate on local residents.
From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2023
Outside, a man named Alvin Cooper was lying on a venting grate on a 38-degree night.
From Salon • Dec. 1, 2022
Proud as the Dodgers’ president of baseball operations might be of his proteges, the specter of Kapler and Zaidi essentially beating the Dodgers at their own game must grate on him.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2021
The only way into the forecastle is through a grate on the main deck.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
