How do you use Grinds in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Grinds in a sentence
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Grinds meaning
third-person singular simple present indicative of grind
Using Grinds
- The main meaning on this page is: third-person singular simple present indicative of grind
- In the example corpus, grinds often appears in combinations such as: grinds on, grinds to, war grinds.
Context around Grinds
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 8 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Grinds
- In this selection, "grinds" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, war, ukraine, price, higher, slowly and ukraine stand out and add context to how "grinds" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include in ukraine grinds on and 2024 election grinds to a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "grinds" sits close to words such as abingdon, abrahams and abuzz, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with grinds
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Gold price grinds higher after refreshing multi-day high. (9 words)
Grinds for several types of filter coffee, including espresso. (9 words)
As the war grinds on, Ukraine has ramped up the draft. (11 words)
The government has already sharply increased the tax burden on the oil and gas industry for 2023-2025, the biggest such rises in its history, as Russia's "special military operation" in Ukraine grinds on towards its first anniversary. (39 words)
We know all this because every 10 minutes or so, the imbecilic bombast of Transformers: Rise of the Beasts grinds to a halt so that one or more of the characters can explain the story to us. (37 words)
An eight-game winning streak since falling to the Eagles in early July, with a mix of blowouts and hard-fought grinds, has the Hawks firing on all cylinders, rested and confident after having the week off. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
As the war grinds on, Ukraine has ramped up the draft.
Disquiet over military rather than social spending is rising in Europe as the war in Ukraine grinds on.
Gold price grinds higher after refreshing multi-day high.
Grinds for several types of filter coffee, including espresso.
He hooks a chinlock and grinds the face while keeping the hold.
Korea's Suneung exams take 8 hours to complete and are so important to academic and career success that the country grinds to a halt to ensure students aren't interrupted.
ON a boat in the middle of the sea, a young woman with just some whipped cream to cover her modesty lies down as another girl grinds up against her and licks it off.
Season the ricotta with 1/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper.
She can be seen in this video as she whines and grinds slowly to a song playing in the background.
Splits among EU countries over negotiations with Russia may widen as the war grinds on.
The government has already sharply increased the tax burden on the oil and gas industry for 2023-2025, the biggest such rises in its history, as Russia's "special military operation" in Ukraine grinds on towards its first anniversary.
Therefore, unless the Russian Federation grinds Ukraine down and an eventual tipping point materializes, it seems that political elites in America will continue supporting Ukraine with vast economic and military funding.
They also came amid new cracks appearing in the Russian military as the war grinds through its 17th month and Ukraine conducts a counteroffensive against the invading forces.
We know all this because every 10 minutes or so, the imbecilic bombast of Transformers: Rise of the Beasts grinds to a halt so that one or more of the characters can explain the story to us.
We’ll cover the bumps and grinds, shimmies and shakes, and more.
Western countries have repeatedly raised concerns of a possible arms agreement between Russia and North Korea, as Moscow’s war in Ukraine grinds on.
While on the job it 'grinds her gears' when shoppers order right before closing time, request 'freshly sliced ham' and speak on the phone while at the counter.
All the ingredients for volcanic activity lurk deep beneath Denali, which sits above where one planetary plate grinds past another.
An eight-game winning streak since falling to the Eagles in early July, with a mix of blowouts and hard-fought grinds, has the Hawks firing on all cylinders, rested and confident after having the week off.
As the 2024 election grinds to a hair-raising conclusion, it’s not just democracy that’s on the Nov. 5 ballot.
Common combinations with grinds
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- grinds on 14×
- grinds to 10×
- war grinds 8×
- grinds the 6×
- ukraine grinds 4×
- he grinds 4×
- grinds and 4×
- and grinds 3×
- grinds up 3×
- few grinds 3×