Example Sentences

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Liu said he was "gritting my teeth and holding on" -- and hoping that the government helped to "stabilise the currency".

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

"I think he was gritting his teeth," says the 94-year-old, laughing.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2023

At first, I thought he had stepped on one of defensive coordinator Matt Patricia’s sharpened pencils, and was gritting his teeth in pain, but I believe it was, indeed, a smile.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2018

I was gritting my teeth at the level of looniness much of the way through this episode.

From New York Times • May 22, 2016

Natalie said, and even through the earbud, Chess could tell she was gritting her teeth.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix