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
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
It’s rare that a punctuation mark becomes grist for the online rumor mill.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2025
This ought to be grist to the mill of the Scottish pack.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 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
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