grist

Example Sentences

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I’m not looking for a bot to remove the grist of plotting out and writing something good.

From Slate • May 24, 2026

Tonight’s mayoral debate may add more substance to Pratt’s campaign, or grist for his opponents.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

The unearthing in 2018 of a charcoal inscription at Pompeii featuring a date in October has been grist to the mill of those who seek to push the eruption beyond August.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

Efforts to make real Hollywood-style movies resulted in comically bad failures like “Lady Ballers,” which probably made more money for the content creators who used it as grist for their mockery mill.

From Salon • Oct. 15, 2025

But you’ve got to have grist before you can grind; and there was no more for the new mill to do than for the old.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien