How to Use grating in a Sentence

grating

noun
  • On the windows there were gratings like those in liquor stores.
    Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2020
  • Quiet luxury has to be the most overused—and grating—phrase of the year.
    Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 28 June 2023
  • A man called about a crying cat that had its head wedged in a broken wall grating.
    Washington Post, 9 May 2017
  • The grating image mad Aggies used 20 years ago to spur changes?
    Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News, 12 July 2022
  • The CD acts as a diffraction grating, which spreads the laser light out across all its wavelengths.
    Lisa Grossman, WIRED, 16 Aug. 2010
  • It is made from food-safe stainless steel and features a sharp grating blade.
    Chris Hachey, BGR, 24 June 2021
  • The eggnog is made to order at the bar, shaken and strained into a coupe glass with a healthy grating of nutmeg on top.
    al, 12 Dec. 2019
  • At least the grating sounds serve as a reminder of how annoying April Fools Jokes can be.
    Marcus Jones, EW.com, 2 Apr. 2021
  • The key is in the grating, which cuts down on gluten formation and creates lightness.
    New York Times, 14 Feb. 2022
  • The sisters, who remained unseen, would sing behind a metal grating in the choir room next to the chapel.
    Kaya Laterman, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2023
  • Use a microplane to give the drink 5-6 gratings fresh horseradish.
    Aleksandra Crapanzano, WSJ, 25 June 2019
  • The windows of the building on the first few floors are fortified with wide deep lintels and thick mesh iron grating.
    Sasha Frere-Jones, Harper's Magazine, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Over a weedy drainage grating by some decrepit apartments the level was 8.79.
    Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 10 Apr. 2018
  • The grating on the drawbridge was also graded to be friendly to bicyclists, and the deck of the fixed bridge was repaired.
    Joey Flechas, miamiherald, 12 May 2017
  • Whether grating, shredding or slicing, this stainless steel grater with four sides can do the job.
    Dana Holmes, CNN Underscored, 6 Apr. 2021
  • Blanch the gratings for 3 to 4 minutes or until translucent.
    Ella Quittner, New York Times, 29 Nov. 2023
  • An orange peel and grating of nutmeg bring home the holiday vibe, which makes for a great pairing with the crunchy starters.
    Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2021
  • And proof can be found in their grating apologies that don't apologize.
    Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2020
  • Others pulled up iron gratings and barricaded the middle of the road with them.
    Jiayang Fan, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2019
  • What with all the peeling, the grating, bandaging the cuts and cursing the darkness, there’s a job for everyone.
    Tribune News Service, cleveland, 7 May 2020
  • Toss them with lemon, oil and a grating of Parm to make each crunchy bite super satisfying.
    Tina Martinez, Good Housekeeping, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Top each glass with a dash of nutmeg for flavor and a grating of orange peel for color, and you're finished.
    Lauren Phillips, Southern Living, 29 June 2020
  • This ivory-white bird will perch at the top of a dead tree, high in the montane forests of northern Brazil, and gape open his mouth to issue a grating, hair-raising screech.
    Liz Langley, National Geographic, 21 Oct. 2019
  • Remove from the heat and serve, with a grating of black pepper and sprinkle of vegan parmesan.
    Jim Webster, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Once the chocolate melts, drizzle with your best olive oil, shower with a grating of orange zest and sprinkle with flaky sea salt.
    Aleksandra Crapanzano, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2018
  • Rowley’s voice won me over pretty quickly, though perhaps an actor would have made the niece and nephew Maisie and Grant less grating.
    Marshall Heyman, Vulture, 19 May 2021
  • Divide into 4 bowls and top each with the reserved slices of eggplant, a grating of salted ricotta and a leaf of fresh basil.
    Maria Pasquale, CNN, 2 Feb. 2022
  • Top with a final grating of Parmesan and the breadcrumbs, and garnish with the remaining anchovies.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Aug. 2022
  • The sharp, etched stainless steel grating surface makes for an easier time.
    Chris Hachey, BGR, 24 June 2021
  • The grating covering the tunnel was clear on Friday at 11 p.m., Elting said.
    Emily Bamforth, cleveland.com, 18 Apr. 2018

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