gritted teeth
Example Sentences
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Harvard two years ago, through gritted teeth, with a lot of ambivalence surrounding the topic.
From Slate • Sep. 29, 2025
Troy Deeney: I said through gritted teeth that Unai Emery was my manager of the year last season but I think Villa have got worse by losing Douglas Luiz.
From BBC • Aug. 15, 2024
She looks that Medicaid doctor right in his very symmetrical face and says through grunts and gritted teeth: “My girl doesn’t like to wait.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2024
Suddenly, the clouds darken, and Snoopy, with gritted teeth and a raised fist, lets his plane nosedive as he sprays rounds of invisible gunfire at the Red Baron, who is deftly maneuvering around him.
From Salon • Oct. 30, 2023
They charged, but she blasted them back with that golden shield, panting through her gritted teeth.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
