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Discover LudwigThe phrase "with a grunt" is a correct and usable part of a sentence in written English.
It is most commonly used to describe someone's mannerism or expression while making a grunting sound. It can also be used to indicate that someone is doing something with difficulty or displeasure. Example: He lifted the heavy box with a grunt. In this sentence, "with a grunt" is used to describe the manner in which the person lifted the box, indicating that it required effort or was difficult to do so.
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He responds to it with a grunt.
The silence broke with a grunt.
"Also there," Delson said with a grunt, flaring his nostrils.
"We were listened to," he said with a grunt of satisfaction.
The man rejected the offer with a grunt and went back to sleep.
Italy, 194 and here is Turkey at 192," he said with a grunt of satisfaction.
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Then the Sun came up with a grunt-o-meter, men got excited, women got cross, and referee Alan Mills called for it to be toned down, even suggesting there should be a new rule to stop it.
This is no Hollywood/Hammer-style version of the old tale with a grunting giant sporting a bolt through his neck.
She would eat from a silver trough, and speak only in grunts or with a grunting sound to her speech.
Her words were met with only a grunt of approval by Darcy.
Horimer reached down, lifted the rock over his head, and tossed it back to the ground with barely a grunt.
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