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
Outside, a man named Alvin Cooper was lying on a venting grate on a 38-degree night.
From Salon • Dec. 1, 2022
Even before a greeting and the drink order, your server lifts the grate on your table grill and turns a nob.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2022
Harper, who has his own distinct hairstyle, is known to grate on opponents, too.
From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2019
Instead I worked my way toward a ventilation grate on the wall of the train car and pressed my face up against it, breathing in the fresh air from outside.
From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz
