After months of practice, he finally landed a clean nose grind on the handrail.

The committee dismissed his comments, suspecting he had an ax to grind about the new zoning laws.

He has an axe to grind about the committee's decision.

She warned me not to get involved because he clearly has an ax to grind.

Even though they seemed friendly, I could tell the two politicians had axes to grind during the debate.

When examining the old chef's knife, I noticed a faint grind line along the edge where it had been reprofiled.

During the rough ride, the old cart bumped and grinded along the cobblestones until the wheel finally fell off.

After losing at the main casino, he slipped into a dingy grind joint to try his luck with smaller bets.

Before the inspection, the technicians disassembled the grind joints to check for wear.

Certain habits, like talking loudly on the phone in public, can really grind one's gears.