Examples of grist in a Sentence
Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Unsurprisingly, Democrats see the document as providing grist for their campaign commercials from now to the end of recorded time.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
My grist for the mill in today’s discussion is how generative AI is putting together the mental health guidance that the AI is showcasing to a person using the AI.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
President Biden’s apparent desire to calibrate the response and avoid a wider conflict with Iran offered plenty of grist for Trump’s spinning mill.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2024
She’s released it, on Amazon, alongside an album of new songs, a few of which provide grist for the visual component.
—Wesley Morris, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2024
As reflected in its name, the enterprise, founded in 1797 by Andrew and David Shriver Jr., featured a union of two mills: a grist mill and sawmill.
—Kevin Dayhoff, Baltimore Sun, 20 Jan. 2024
The larger issue is that tech companies scrape the work of artists and writers to their benefit without consent or compensation, turning anyone who has ever had the audacity to post anything to the internet — including a 6-year-old — into grist for their mill.
—Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2024
As reflected in its name, the enterprise, founded in 1797 by Andrew and David Shriver Jr., featured a union of two mills: a grist mill and saw mill.
—Samuel M. Riley, Baltimore Sun, 13 Jan. 2024
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Word History
Middle English, from Old English grīst; akin to Old English grindan to grind
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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“Grist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grist. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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