How to Use grit in a Sentence

grit

1 of 2 noun

• He shook out his shoes to remove the small rocks and grit.
• Through resourcefulness and grit, the pioneers survived the winter.
• The combo of a gel mixed with the surf spray added a lot of grit to the hair, Jawara explained.
  — Kathleen Hou, ELLE, 9 Sep. 2023
• Hard work, sweat and grit are all part of the ticket to success.
  — Veena Jetti, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
• Shrimp and grits and beef tacos were thrown in for good measure.
  — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 6 Mar. 2023
• For bricks and the mortar joints between the bricks and the tiles, use a stiff brush to scrub away any loose grit.
  — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2023
• The venue captures New York in all its glamour and grit.
  — Ian Malone, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2024
• Slice onion or, if using leeks, rinse well of any grit and sand, and slice.
  — Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Apr. 2023
• Wash the spinach in cold water to remove any sand or grit, then trim off thick stems.
  — Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2023
• This cheesy bake tops grits with creamy half-and-half and bacon custard.
  — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2024
• Divide the grits among wide, shallow bowls, forming a well in the middle.
  — Jim Webster, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2023
• That tenacity, grit, drive, and hunger has always been a part of me.
  — Caitlin Brody, Glamour, 15 Mar. 2023
• Think: sticky rice tamales, elk pho, and—perhaps most notably—shrimp and grits.
  — Claire Stern, ELLE, 31 Mar. 2023
• Wash them well to remove any sand or grit between the layers.
  — Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2023
• The grits are best the day they’re made but can be refrigerated for up to four days.
  — Jim Webster, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2023
• Remove any debris and grit from the outside of your clams and make sure there’s no grit inside the shells.
  — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 11 Aug. 2023
• And to be fair, in this movie, Domingo does eat everybody’s grits.
  — Wesley Morris, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024
• The cheesy grits were creamy and the creole sauce on the generously sized shrimp had just the right amount of spice to elevate the dish.
  — Esther Carlstone, Parents, 12 Sep. 2023
• The two scientists formed a partnership of grit and grace.
  — Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2023
• The most difficult thing is to hunker down and have that grit to keep going when there's no work.
  — Sydni Ellis, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2023
• Accordingly, the makeup and hair looks were an ode to sleek beauty with a side of grit.
  — India Espy-Jones, Essence, 9 Sep. 2023
• Make sure to wash and dry the bok choy before cooking to remove the grit that often collects between the leaves.
  — Christopher Kimball, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2024
• Throughout his life, Day, 34, has developed the grit required to remain true to a name like that.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 22 Feb. 2024
• There is a new crop of incredible artists that come with a momentum, with a grit and a hunger.
  — Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 18 Jan. 2024
• Meanwhile, its shrimp and grits come with a side of its famous Betty's Banana Bread.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2023
• Maiya’s grit takes up space, her voice booming like an 808 bass through the speaker and giving the song its roots and foundation.
  — Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2023
• For this reason, the grit in this novel sometimes feels unearned.
  — Zoe Hu, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2023
• On her Southern comfort food menu: biscuits and gravy, shrimp and grits and, of course, honey-bee cake for dessert.
  — People Staff, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2023
• Opening the doors of a new restaurant is hard enough—keeping them open requires grit, talent, and a little magic.
  — Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2024
• Some birds ingest grit—such as little stones, sand or shells—to help pulverize food, but the new species didn’t, per CNN, leaving its method of digestion a mystery.
  — Tara Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2024

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grit

2 of 2 verb

• The crash victim gritted his teeth as a way of coping with the pain.
• To see the sweat and tears and gritted teeth and anger.
  — Danielle C. Belton, The Root, 29 Apr. 2018
• All Ginsburg could do was grit her teeth and hold the plank.
  — Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2020
• Some people can grit their teeth and work for the weekend.
  — Gaby Dunn, Marie Claire, 19 Sep. 2017
• We are told to push through, grit our teeth, accept it.
  — Nell Frizzell, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2023
• Kids can rejoice, and the parents who love them can grit their teeth and go along for the ride.
  — Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 July 2019
• Switzerland had played so well in the build up to the World Cup by gritting out these types of games.
  — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 17 June 2018
• Plop your laptop on the kitchen table (or hunch over it on your couch), grit your teeth and get to work.
  — Whitson Gordon, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2020
• That might, for a different team, have been the cue to sit back, to hunch its shoulders and grit its teeth.
  — New York Times, 26 July 2022
• Some start screaming, some grit their teeth and brace for white water.
  — al, 28 July 2021
• One wonders how much of that time Charles must have spent gritting his teeth.
  — Eugene Robinson, The Mercury News, 9 June 2019
• There’s no alternative but to grit our teeth and get on with it.
  — David Wilcox, CNN, 25 Oct. 2022
• No wonder staffers grit their teeth when the President's fingers head for the phone.
  — Stephen Collinson With Caitlin Hu, CNN, 30 June 2020
• And yet, when life throws us a curveball, our default is to straighten our backs, grit our teeth and press on.
  — Jeannine Amber, Essence, 3 Apr. 2022
• Being able to run around and go to the park with her sons without having to grit her teeth through the pain has been life-changing.
  — Natasha Lavender, SELF, 19 Nov. 2021
• To love sports is to grit your teeth and wait for the transcendent moments that make all the ugliness worth it.
  — Will Leitch, Daily Intelligencer, 23 July 2017
• Rebecca gritted her teeth and did her best to play along.
  — Tom Taylor, SI.com, 16 June 2017
• But England has been gritting out wins, not racing to them.
  — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2023
• Jenkins would grit his teeth and wonder if he was being used.
  — Peter King, SI.com, 26 Sep. 2017
• On my high school track team, the distance guys were built like deer—lean and long—and able to grit out the pain of running the mile at a blistering pace.
  — Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, 8 May 2020
• Then Sandra hugged him and when Mark hugged Sandra, his teeth gritted.
  — Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2019
• In response, many Russians will be gritting their teeth — and putting on their happy faces.
  — Samuel Putnam, Washington Post, 30 June 2018
• Both are upgrades on the floor, and neither will cause the Lakers front office to open Twitter with teeth gritted and one eye closed.
  — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 5 July 2018
• In the quiet of your solitude, close your eyes, bow your head, grit your teeth, clench your fist, ache in your heart, vow and dedicate yourself to achieve.
  — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 20 Apr. 2023
• There is a harrowing story in the New Yorker that everyone should grit their teeth and read.
  — Ross Douthat New York Times, Star Tribune, 26 July 2021
• Myers tried to impress with his new team, gritting through an ailing wrist.
  — Tom Krasovic, sandiegouniontribune.com, 20 June 2018
• This is important: Damp eggs will make toast soggy and grits watery.
  — Sarah Jampel, Bon Appétit, 21 Oct. 2019
• Arms folded on his chest, Jennings smiles as Macura grits his teeth and laughs his way through his deep-freeze cryo session.
  — Patrick Brennan, Cincinnati.com, 16 Aug. 2017
• The Ravens wide receiver could no longer grit his teeth through foot pain that was threatening his season.
  — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 24 Aug. 2023
• For four decades, patient savers able to grit their teeth through bubbles, crashes and geopolitical upheaval won the money game.
  — Spencer Jakab, WSJ, 25 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024