grist

Example Sentences

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Presidents were all grist: “Jimmy Carter went to Philadelphia for the bicentennial. He laid hands on the Liberty Bell and the crack was healed. Hallelujah!”

From New York Times

They also provided the grist for her column and her first book, “Dish: The Inside Story on the World of Gossip,” as well as her memoir and the two novels that followed.

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Earlier periods in American history also created grist for teenage angst.

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There will be plenty of grist for observers on the foundation’s left flank.

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The good news for those concerned about the wisdom of Chevron doctrine is that the regulatory state is busy every day providing grist for the mill.

From Washington Times