variants
or grill
1
: a grating forming a barrier or screen
especially
: an ornamental one at the front end of an automobile
2
: an opening covered with a grille
3
usually grill
: a set of metallic covers for the teeth
Examples of grille in a Sentence
The vent was covered with a grille.
The truck has a large metal grille at the front.
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It's all housed in a black metal frame this time around, with a recycled plastic speaker grille rounding out the bottom of the front fascia.
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New Atlas, 28 Mar. 2025
The car behind was a Nissan Leaf decked out with fifteen cameras, four long-range lidar sensors, and two short-range ones, plus a radar behind the grille.
—Carlton Reid, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Recently, like everything else, the grilles have gotten more complicated.
—Ars Technica, 10 Mar. 2025
From 1932 through 1939 all the light-duty Ford trucks had grilles that were completely different from the passenger car grilles, but the 1940-1941 Ford Pickup featured the same front look as the cars, including the fenders, grilles and dashboards.
—David Krumboltz, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025
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New Atlas, 28 Mar. 2025
The car behind was a Nissan Leaf decked out with fifteen cameras, four long-range lidar sensors, and two short-range ones, plus a radar behind the grille.
—Carlton Reid, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Recently, like everything else, the grilles have gotten more complicated.
—Ars Technica, 10 Mar. 2025
From 1932 through 1939 all the light-duty Ford trucks had grilles that were completely different from the passenger car grilles, but the 1940-1941 Ford Pickup featured the same front look as the cars, including the fenders, grilles and dashboards.
—David Krumboltz, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for grille
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“Grille.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grille. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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grille
noun
variants
or grill
1
: a grating forming a barrier or screen
2
: an opening covered with a grille
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