Grated

Examples

• The ponderous bolts grated into place. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• Gravel grated beneath their feet, and about them was the transparent dimness of a midsummer night. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• The atrocious name grated harshly on my ear, too. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• The last word grated on me; but how could I remonstrate! Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• They both came to the door, and a chain grated, and a woman with her apron thrown over her face and head stood in the aperture. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• I don't care what becomes of me, and Laurie got up with a reckless laugh that grated on his grandfather's ear. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• I gave him time to return to his quarters, as Xodar said he probably would do, then I sprang to the grated window and surveyed the nearby waters. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• The words I should feel more at liberty grated on Dorothea. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• I heard the deep voice of the black bellow as my metal grated against the stone wall as I slipped over. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• She gave a faint laugh that grated on him. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• I experienced a strange feeling as the key grated in the lock, and the sound of his retreating step ceased to be heard. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• The old gentleman looked almost as rueful as Oliver when the key grated in the lock. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.

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