Definition of GRINDER

Examples of grinder in a Sentence

ordered a meatball grinder from the beach's concession stand

Recent Examples on the Web

Guards who can't defend are put into a grinder of off-ball screens and made to chase Steph Curry. — Rob Mahoney, SI.com, "The LeBron James Experiment: Considering NBA Free Agency Scenarios for The King," 27 June 2018 An officer found a bag of marijuana, a grinder and a digital scale during a vehicle search, according to the report. — Houston Chronicle, "Police investigate pair of kick-in burglaries," 30 Apr. 2018 When the peppercorns are room temperature, grind them as finely as possible with a spice grinder. Pour the ground Sichuan peppercorns through a fine-mesh strainer into a small bowl. — Sarah Fritsche, San Francisco Chronicle, "Recipe: Mapo Doufu," 27 Mar. 2018 While searching the car, police found roaches, a pipe, several baggies of marijuana, chocolate that smelled like marijuana, a grinder and a vape stick. — John Benson, cleveland.com, "Speeding leads police to marijuana and underage drinking: North Royalton Police Blotter," 15 Mar. 2018 Grind the coriander seeds and cumin seeds in a spice grinder and add to mixture, or add ground coriander and cumin. — Daniel Neman, charlotteobserver, "Yes, Indian cooking uses a lot of spices. Yes, it’s worth it | Charlotte Observer," 26 Jan. 2018 One of the surprises of the tournament, Manion — described as a 35-year-old small stakes, online-poker grinder by the World Series of Poker’s own website — has excelled in what is his first WSOP tournament. — Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, "Meet the Michiganders who made World Series of Poker final table," 13 July 2018 And among the food stands in the Coca-Cola Promenade, grinders can turn their subs into fresh salads. — Julia Sclafani And Jordan Cutler-tietjen, sacbee, "All the new State Fair offerings: wine tastings, silent discos, coasters and acai bowls," 12 July 2018 When the first few seeds begin to pop and emit a savory aroma, remove from heat and immediately dump seeds into the bowl of a mortar or spice grinder. — San Antonio Express-News, "Recipe: Silky Sweet Corn Soup with Indian Coconut-Cilantro Chutney," 11 July 2018

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