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

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024