Gritted

For several minutes, Gus and Matilda had to talk to him, in an effort to distract him from the burning; at one point, they thought they might have to restrain him, but Call gritted his teeth and let the little woman do her work. ❋ Larry McMurtry (1995)

The alarm was momentary, for a familiar voice said, as the point of a sword gritted in the sand at the speaker's feet -- ❋ George Manville Fenn (1870)

"All were amazed that this road was not gritted, which is a regular road used by those who go to see the Christmas lights." ❋ Unknown (2009)

He rolled up his sleeves, clenched his fists, "gritted" his teeth, and commenced: ❋ Unknown (1859)

They played in pouring cold rain on the west coast, and then toured in sleet on chartered buses that inched along icy and poorly "gritted" roads. ❋ Unknown (2010)

County Longford, only the national and primary roads are being gritted which is causing "havoc all over the midlands", according to independent councillor ❋ Unknown (2009)

"All were amazed that this road was not gritted, which is a regular road used by those who go to see the Christmas lights. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Just a through-gritted-teeth emailed appreciation of Lindsey's "meaningful" contributions. ❋ James Taranto (2010)

I gritted my teeth and picked up a pair of my own skis at Second Ascent in Ballard. ❋ Heidi Dietrich (2012)

Through gritted teeth, Choudhury hissed one of the more vile yet audibly satisfying Klingon oaths she had goaded Worf into teaching her. ❋ Dayton Ward (2011)

There were no round robin emails, there were no snotty comments on crime reports, the yard was clear (and gritted), and most importantly the queue for the (fully staffed) canteen was nil. ❋ Inspector Gadget (2010)

Chen gritted her teeth, biting back growing irritation. ❋ Dayton Ward (2011)

I then gritted my teeth and held onto the string with all my strength while my buddy quickly lit the fuses on the bottle rockets. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Nicon gritted his teeth and Phrynus felt it, the sudden lurch in speed. ❋ Unknown (2009)

“All right,” was what he actually said, the words straining through gritted teeth and closed eyes. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But Griffiths gritted his teeth and drew his thin lips tightly across them. ❋ Unknown (2010)