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

We burn, we shake, we flood, and each time we face our limitations, we promise with gritted teeth to do better.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025

In particular it manufactures and exports pharmaceuticals worth $50bn a year – so Dublin welcomed the EU-US agreement through gritted teeth.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2025

“You think that you got away,” Rodrigo sings through gritted teeth, adding an eerily pastoral feel to another of her signature tales of heartbreak and revenge.

From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2023

"I beg your pardon?" said Grant through gritted teeth.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda