Example Sentences

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She had gritted her teeth through the final metres of the race, the lactic building with every stride, years of hurt channelled into every stride.

From BBC • Aug. 9, 2024

It showed an emotional side that voters had missed in all those years she had gritted her teeth and stood by her husband.

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2024

He had gritted out last year's third-place finish, and a silver medal in slalom at Lake Placid, on an ankle shattered the year before and still mending.

From Time Magazine Archive

On my side of the door I heard a sharp little sound in the darkness; mademoiselle had gritted her teeth.

From Helmet of Navarre by Runkle, Bertha

Sheldon had gritted his teeth, pulled his collapsing soul together, and taken Berande plantation into his fist once more.

From Adventure by London, Jack