1. Synonyms for Abrasively include coarsely, erosively, grindingly, harshly, caustically, gratingly, roughly, corrosively, frictionally and mordantly

2. Awkwardly staged, sluggishly paced, and gratingly scored, Late Bloomers is not without its effective moments.

3. Gratingly around the end of the truck and, still spinning and sliding, was about to collide with me again.

4. 18 Henry Kissinger in China was always a gratingly and irritatingly smug presence, but Henry Kissinger "on China" is madly baffling.

5. Awol is a very modest indie - and it could really have used a re-think on its gratingly obvious score - but it's rewarding in a lot of ways