variants
or grill
1
: a grating forming a barrier or screen
especially
: an ornamental one at the front end of an automobile
2
: an opening covered with a grille
3
usually grill
: a set of metallic covers for the teeth
Examples of grille in a Sentence
The vent was covered with a grille.
The truck has a large metal grille at the front.
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Most of the changes to the front grille and rear fascia on the 2025 Civic continue those improvements.
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New Atlas, 22 Mar. 2025
Pedantic pigeonholing of body style will probably take a back seat to discussion of the front grille, though.
—Ars Technica, 10 Mar. 2025
The performance wagon’s wide-front grille helps out in that department, as well as its wide creases.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2025
The car might have some damage near the lower left area of the front grille.
—Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
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New Atlas, 22 Mar. 2025
Pedantic pigeonholing of body style will probably take a back seat to discussion of the front grille, though.
—Ars Technica, 10 Mar. 2025
The performance wagon’s wide-front grille helps out in that department, as well as its wide creases.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2025
The car might have some damage near the lower left area of the front grille.
—Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for grille
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“Grille.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grille. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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grille
noun
variants
or grill
1
: a grating forming a barrier or screen
2
: an opening covered with a grille
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