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
But he slipped back to the pack as his efforts to gain attention and a penchant for stretching the truth yielded caustic responses from his rivals and appeared to grate on the voters.
From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2024
Outside, a man named Alvin Cooper was lying on a venting grate on a 38-degree night.
From Salon • Dec. 1, 2022
But over the past two years, sport’s special treatment has started to grate on people, he said.
From Washington Post • Jan. 6, 2022
Passalos straightened his cowboy hat and kicked open the grate on the nearest window.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
