GRATE in a Sentence
Learn GRATE from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
241 example sentences for GRATE, such as:
1. Their rude manners grate on us.
2. I can't express how grateful I am.
3. There were red coals in the grate.
4. The fire burned low and red in the grate.
5. The ashes of a fire were heaped in a rude grate.
2. I can't express how grateful I am.
3. There were red coals in the grate.
4. The fire burned low and red in the grate.
5. The ashes of a fire were heaped in a rude grate.
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Meanings and Examples of GRATE
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grate
v. make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 The fire burned low and red in the grate.
2 Fanny, quite surprised, endeavoured to shew herself mistress of the room by her civilities, and looked at the bright bars of her empty grate with concern.
3 There was a candle burning, but the man hastily drew it from the candlestick, and hurled it under the grate.
4 The fire was burning brightly, and in the grate there was a mass of black, fluffy ashes, as of burned paper, while the brass box stood open and empty beside it.
5 The ashes of a fire were heaped in a rude grate.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In Chapter 11. The Man on the Tor
Context Highlight In Chapter 11. The Man on the Tor
6 Holmes tore it open, and then with a bitter curse hurled it into the grate.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In XII. The Adventure of The Final Problem
Context Highlight In XII. The Adventure of The Final Problem
7 Holmes rose and tossed the end of his cigarette into the grate.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In IV. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SOLITARY CYCLIST
Context Highlight In IV. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SOLITARY CYCLIST
8 I helped him out of it, while Holmes knocked a blaze out of the logs in the grate.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE GOLDEN PINCE-NEZ
Context Highlight In X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE GOLDEN PINCE-NEZ
9 He took up his pipe, and began, in his old accustomed manner, to tap with it nervously upon the bars of the grate.
10 A great fire, banked high and red, flamed in the grate and under the ivy-twined branches of the chandelier the Christmas table was spread.
11 The parlour fire would not draw that evening and Mr Dedalus rested the poker against the bars of the grate to attract the flame.
12 A figure was crouching before the large grate and by its leanness and greyness he knew that it was the dean of studies lighting the fire.
13 He returned to his pipe and finally spat rudely into the grate.
14 Then she put it back again in her pocket and gazed into the empty grate for some time without speaking.
15 He took a mouthful, drew it up, saturated his palate with it and then spat it forth into the grate.
Example Sentence: (31 in 3 pages)
1 Their rude manners grate on us.
2 After a while her voice really started to grate on me.
3 There were red coals in the grate.
4 The screams of the quarreling children grate on her nerves.
5 I gratefully took the cup of coffee she offered me.
6 Any help or donations will be gratefully received.
7 We would be grateful for prompt payment of your account.
8 I am infinitely grateful that you are in my small life.
9 I can't express how grateful I am.
10 We will be grateful for whatever amount you can afford.
11 You are such a talented and smart member of our team and we are truly grateful of having you.
12 Maybe god wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one,so that when we finally meet the perple,we will know how to be grateful.
13 Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one,so that when we finally meet the person, we will know how to be grateful.
14 I sincerely feel a grateful interest in each return of this happy anniversary.
15 They added color and dignity to our program and made the day a day to remember, and we are truly grateful.