How to Use graze in a Sentence

graze

1 of 2 verb
  • Miller fired a shot that grazed her knee.
    — Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
  • That victim was grazed in the cheek.
    — Andrea May Sahouri, Freep.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The bullet may have grazed his right hip.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
  • Knight was grazed in the head and survived.
    — Gina Barton, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
  • One went through my younger son’s ear and grazed at the top of the head.
    — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Sheep that used to graze the area have had to be sold for lack of feed.
    — Vivian Yee, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Trump was mid-speech when he was grazed by a bullet.
    — Michelle Tauber, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Ciara styled the boots with a flowy black shirt dress, which grazed her calves.
    — Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Crispin was hit in the hand and shoulder and grazed in the back of her head.
    — Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The arrow grazed Baez’s ear, deputies say.
    — David Goodhue april 22, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Or three, the call is wrong and [the bullet] might have just grazed him.
    — Stephanie Colombini, NPR, 18 Apr. 2024
  • That means having a lot of food to graze on, even aside from the big bites.
    — Aly Walansky, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2023
  • The ball grazed the front of the rim and Wood grabbed the rebound.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The girlfriend was grazed by a stray bullet.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The mother ran over the child’s back and grazed the side of his head, the chief said.
    — Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Vets weigh in on why dogs start grazing and when to be concerned.
    — Diana Bocco, USA Today, 15 May 2026
  • In the distance, cows grazed on rolling meadows.
    — Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025
  • In the distance, cows grazed on rolling meadows.
    — Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Yet movies matter as an art form because the best ones graze our souls.
    — Michael O’Donnell, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
  • Curry didn’t quite get enough air and laid it in while grazing the rim.
    — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2026
  • While goats handle shrubs and trees, five to 10 sheep may graze grass.
    — Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The shorter layers fell to her chest, but the rest were long enough to graze her waist.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 27 June 2023
  • Her silky, straight hair was on the longer side for a bob and grazed her collarbone area.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 13 June 2023
  • Knight was grazed in the head by a bullet and survived the shooting.
    — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 7 Oct. 2023
  • The next day, Godfrey’s car was shot up and a bullet grazed him.
    — Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 23 Jan. 2024
  • The pieces were found on grazing land about 18 inches deep.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The tip of his tongue was grazing her ear now, teasing it with dampness.
    — Literary Hub, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Spot shaggy giants grazing in the heart of the city.
    — Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The shots struck Mercedes and grazed the arm of the boy, police said.
    — Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Keep your eyes peeled for wild horses grazing along the ridgelines.
    — Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2025

graze

2 of 2 noun
  • The 5-year-old bull had strayed from his herd in search of a good graze.
    — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Mar. 2026
  • One of the women had a graze on her eyebrow.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Davis was shot in the right shoulder and received a graze wound to his side.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 22 Mar. 2023
  • That’s a 10-foot-tall fence to protect our stock from deer graze.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Police said the man was shot in the chest and suffered a graze wound on his head.
    — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Police described the injury to one of the women as a graze wound.
    — Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2021
  • The boy was treated for a graze wound at a hospital and released.
    — Molly Walsh | [email protected], cleveland, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Nick was rushed to a hospital and treated for a graze gunshot wound to his leg.
    — Jamie Yuccas, CBS News, 2 Dec. 2023
  • An 18-year-old man was treated and released at the scene for a graze on his hand.
    — Katherine Weaver, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
  • Guests should be able to grab and graze (provide toothpicks or tiny forks or tongs for picking up items).
    — Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2023
  • The wife suffered a bullet graze to her head and was treated and released.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
  • Wild horses gallop through the rolling sand dunes and graze at Stafford Field.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Police said the 33-year-old victim suffered a graze wound to the hip.
    — Darius Johnson, CBS News, 16 May 2026
  • The survivors had injuries from graze wounds to gunshot wounds; two people were shot in the back.
    — Colin Sheeley, NBC News, 18 June 2023
  • She was taken to a hospital with what police believed to be a graze wound.
    — Chelsea Prince, ajc, 26 Oct. 2021
  • McCray was hurt, too; he was hit in the foot and leg and also suffered grazes on his back.
    — Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Officers also found a 2-year-old girl who sustained a graze wound.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 22 June 2023
  • At daybreak, deer graze until spooked by the motion of a window blind being raised.
    — Mary Bergin, chicagotribune.com, 26 Nov. 2021
  • Officers found a man outside a home suffering from a graze wound.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 1 Jan. 2023
  • The other 18-year-old was treated at the scene for a graze wound to his left hand, police said.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2025
  • Officers were at the hospital when the 23-year-old man walked in with a graze wound.
    — Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Arguably the hotel's biggest perk is the herd of elk that's known to come graze on the property's grounds.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2022
  • The lawsuit says Thorns, who was handcuffed at the scene, suffered a graze wound to his forehead.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Outside, cattle graze across the rolling hills and the voices of herdsmen are a distant soundtrack.
    — Nokukhanya Musi, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Aug. 2023
  • One person - a female - suffered either a graze wound or injury from broken glass.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 8 June 2023
  • Seven other teenagers were injured, some of them with gunshot or graze wounds, and others with abrasions.
    — Nouran Salahieh, CNN, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Other victims received treatment for gunshot injuries to their legs, a foot, and a graze wound.
    — Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2026
  • His 50 cows graze in the conservancy during the day, then are corralled at night.
    — Mary Holland, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Dec. 2024
  • He was shot on the chest and also had a graze bullet wound to the ankle, CPD said.
    — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 4 May 2026
  • The other sustained a graze wound to his leg and was brought to Mount Sinai in good condition.
    — Katherine Weaver, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025

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