How to Use grinder in a Sentence

grinder

noun
  • Dad can set the grind size, choose the weight, and let the grinder do its thing.
    — WIRED, 13 June 2023
  • Smith didn't pan out a fourth-line grinder with the Red Wings.
    — Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2023
  • In the grinder: The Chargers improved to 7-4 in one-score games.
    — Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2022
  • And the burr grinder takes up far more counter space in my small kitchen.
    — Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Pick out the spices and process them to a fine powder in a spice grinder.
    — Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2021
  • As with Doubs, each went through the grinder with ups and downs to reach this point.
    — Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2022
  • Dry bread crumbs Put meats and onion through a food grinder.
    — Lynne Sherwin, cleveland, 21 July 2022
  • Place all in a spice grinder and blend to a fine powder.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Transfer to spice grinder or blender and pulse to blend and grind.
    — The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, 21 Dec. 2018
  • Maybe she isn't wired like the rest of us grinders and working stiffs.
    — Author: Wayne and Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Feb. 2020
  • The six-setting grinder is housed above the brew basket and carafe.
    — Nick Guy, wsj.com, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Place the whole spices into a spice grinder and grind to a powder.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2020
  • Most of the time, a conical grinder will be your best bet.
    — Haley Sprankle, Wired, 13 July 2022
  • Then the chiles are run through a grinder, twice, until smooth as cream.
    — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 26 Sep. 2024
  • Coarsely grind the spices in a spice grinder, stir well, and spread them on a large plate to cool.
    — Gregory Gourdet, Robb Report, 1 June 2021
  • To use, grind your beans, preferably with a burr grinder.
    — Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2021
  • The Oxo grinder is far and away the least expensive grinder with a scale built-in to tell you that.
    — Noah Kaufman, Bon Appétit, 16 July 2024
  • The 6-foot, 214-pound Matte was a grinder as a running back.
    — David Ginsburg, ajc, 3 Nov. 2021
  • The 6-foot, 214-pound Matte was a grinder as a running back.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 3 Nov. 2021
  • Some of the meat was now going through a grinder, to be cased and served as sausages for guests to take home.
    — New York Times, 7 Mar. 2022
  • Elliott is the grinder, the dude who pounds between the tackles for tough yards.
    — Dallas News, 25 Oct. 2022
  • The garlic needs to be peeled before using the grinder.
    — Andrea Wurzburger, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Clothing irons, a sausage grinder, and a candle mold are just a few of the things that were found.
    — Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 10 Mar. 2022
  • Nicewell Kitchen Scale for $21 ($28 off) Already have a grinder?
    — Gear Team, Wired, 23 June 2021
  • Break into small pieces and grind to a rough powder in a spice grinder.
    — Jane Black, WSJ, 3 Oct. 2018
  • Touch the grinder to the nail in short bursts — a second or two at most — to keep heat from building up.
    — Kim Campbell Thornton, Star Tribune, 19 Mar. 2021
  • Gore will be the grinder, and Drake has big-play ability.
    — SI.com, 5 July 2018
  • After that first grind and the hand mix, fit your grinder with the plate with the small holes, and pass the mixture through it again.
    — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The heavy-duty burr grinders are designed to withstand a home next to a hot stove for years.
    — Andrew Watman, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The gardens look calm compared with Davis’ office, which is a chaos of files, centuries-old botany books, coffee grinders, pots and filters, as well as bags, boxes and jars filled with rare coffee beans.
    — Marta Zaraska, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025

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