grinder

Example Sentences

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Each time Parke returns with his wagon and angle grinder, some locks have respawned.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Electronic tchotchkes are ubiquitous but many people have little or no access to nutritious food or health care as our environment is run through a meat grinder and set on fire.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

Hamilton coach Elijah Asante said, “Coach Chesney is a grinder and he’s going to find those hidden gems.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

There is no doubt Norrie, a grinder with limited weapons, has maximised his talents superbly.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

He had his own cuttlebone that he rubbed the sides of his beak against like a knife grinder honing his blade.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly