grate on
Example Sentences
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"It's beginning to grate on me because I can't partake in helping with my defence," he told the court, according to CBS News, the BBC's US partner.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
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 what was really beginning to grate on me was the breathless critical acclaim.
From New York Times ● May 25, 2023
Outside, a man named Alvin Cooper was lying on a venting grate on a 38-degree night.
From Salon ● Dec. 1, 2022
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
