Sentence examples for could grind down from inspiring English sources

It's a toxic example of limousine liberalism, millionaires putting on a self-congratulatory show with jokes cribbed from the New York Times editorial page come to think of it, it's exactly the kind of un-self-aware institution that a really good comedy show could grind down to size.

He also felt that if he could continue to grind down civilian will on the Union side, the North would grant the Confederacy its independence.

(How much did B movies owe to the A-bomb?) He dwindled gradually, however, as if to demonstrate that bourgeois existence could grind you down, whereas the new shrinker can pop back to regular proportions as and when he desires.

But some patients quickly became hooked, and the pills could be ground down to create an even stronger high.

They grind down opponents.

Erosion caused by wind, rain and wave action combine to grind down soft volcanic substrates.

Provide grit to grind down their food.

Use a concrete grinder to grind down high spots.

This will help the mixture to grind down properly.

The feel-good campaign pledges could grind the economy down again, economists say.

Such trials could grind any person down, but for Coleman they became a vital source for poetry that compelled attention to racism and hatred — the themes that most drove her to transcend the barriers of her birth and take her place as one of the city's most perceptive writers.