How to Use grille in a Sentence

grille

noun
  • The truck has a large metal grille at the front.
  • The vent was covered with a grille.
  • Small tweaks to the grille and headlamps round out the changes.
    — Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 21 June 2023
  • The front and rear bumpers have been revised, as has the grille.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 July 2024
  • First, check behind the grille at the bottom of the fridge.
    — Nicole Spector /, NBC News, 3 July 2018
  • The owl ended up stuck in the front grille, feet-first.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, kansascity, 1 Mar. 2018
  • The top part of the four-slotted grille holds the LED headlights.
    — Robert Duffer, chicagotribune.com, 22 May 2018
  • And there are a few stylized plug badges on the grille, flanks, and hatch.
    — Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 28 Jan. 2020
  • Guests can buy fresh eggs from the host’s chicken coop and grill at the firepit.
    — Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 28 Mar. 2025
  • There will be a raw bar, and oysters on the half shell will hit the grill, too.
    — Ian McNulty, NOLA.com, 2 Dec. 2020
  • The rumors point to at least one big speaker grille on the back of the iPad’s case.
    — Charlie Sorrel, WIRED, 23 Feb. 2011
  • The car might have some damage near the lower left area of the front grille.
    — Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
  • In other words, the same audio exits the front and the rear grilles.
    — PCMAG, 6 Feb. 2024
  • The redesign of the 2022 Tucson is clear starting from the front grille.
    — Colin Beresford, Car and Driver, 15 Sep. 2020
  • The Lincoln badge on the grille lights up a soft blue-white when the car is running.
    — Phoebe Wall Howard, chicagotribune.com, 17 Jan. 2018
  • The grille is more vertical, but the big change is in the lighting.
    — Mark Phelan, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2018
  • The Ray doesn’t have that same support — and as a result, doesn’t need a grille on the side or the top.
    — Christian De Looper, BGR, 13 June 2022
  • Some air also splits up to the top of the grille and goes through a scoop in the hood, to help reduce drag.
    — Sean O'Kane, The Verge, 30 Mar. 2018
  • Tundra gets new 18-inch wheels, a new grille and hood scoop.
    — Robert Duffer, chicagotribune.com, 10 Feb. 2018
  • The Heat Bud is a cute little thing, but keep in mind that its grill gets hot.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 15 Sep. 2020
  • Audi stands out from BMW with all-wheel drive and a mega-grille.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 26 Dec. 2020
  • To grill the steak and compose the salad: Heat the grill to medium high or heat the broiler.
    — Seasonal Kitchen Beth Dooley, Star Tribune, 16 Sep. 2020
  • Put the new filter in, and replace the grille or cover.
    — Brittney Morgan, House Beautiful, 18 Mar. 2020
  • An owl got trapped in a car's grille and survived a three-hour ride to the Outer Banks.
    — USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2019
  • The right edge houses three speaker grilles and a USB-C (2.0) port.
    — PCMAG, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Pixels dress up the front grille, spanning the hood in a light bar, and framing the rear lift gate.
    — Scotty Reiss, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Police recovered part of the car’s grille at the scene.
    — Joseph A. Gambardello, Philly.com, 1 Sep. 2017
  • Pinched: The forward chassis has been narrowed to match the grille shell.
    — Mark Glover, sacbee, 14 Feb. 2018
  • Most of the changes to the front grille and rear fascia on the 2025 Civic continue those improvements.
    — New Atlas, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Near the top of the front grille is a 3-inch LED panel that displays the set temperature.
    — PCMAG, 24 Feb. 2025

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