How to Use gross in a Sentence

gross

1 of 3 adjective
  • This game could be wacky, or gross, or both.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Way too many gross people on the bus.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
  • And the gross margins will drive the stock.
    — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 9 June 2026
  • Like, that is a gross question.
    — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Oh, that wasn’t the grosser part for me.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 8 Feb. 2026
  • But at the heart of it was a gross abuse of power.
    — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The Twits are so gross and puerile and nasty in the book.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2025
  • My wife gets hit on at work, usually by gross old men.
    — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
  • Everything about it just looks gross and cold and gloopy.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The closets look gross and dirty because of that.
    — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Shout out to the gross floating snot visual, too.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Cleaning them may seem gross, but not cleaning them can be even worse.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
  • Bean and Haffner had a gross score of 68.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026
  • Here’s why gross receipts may be $0—and how to respond.
    — Robert Green, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • My effective tax rate was 16% of my gross pay.
    — Jay Reddick, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2026
  • The state puts a gross receipts tax on businesses.
    — Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
  • That was one of the issues that weighed on gross margins in the third quarter.
    — Brian Womack, Dallas Morning News, 4 Jan. 2026
  • First up, gross-eating challenges.
    — Terry Terrones, HollywoodReporter, 28 Jan. 2026
  • All this Polymarket shilling is gross.
    — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
  • They're not considered a gross food your mom forced you to eat against your will anymore.
    — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
  • Dirty sponges, towels, and dishes are the most common gross kitchen items.
    — Nishaa Sharma, The Spruce, 4 Feb. 2026
  • There's gross, and then there's… GROSS!
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 26 May 2026
  • That’s about a 6% higher gross than last Friday.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 3 Jan. 2026
  • They're made with breathable bamboo, so your feet won't feel gross or sweaty after hours of wear.
    — Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2025
  • That film went on to gross $814 million, which would be a thrill for Pixar.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2026
  • To say the inn is charming is a gross understatement.
    — Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Silly and even a little gross, yes, but sweetness is always good, too.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 3 Mar. 2026
  • If nothing else, this show is really good at getting gross.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
  • There are some decent gross jokes, like the one about the dead deer, but nothing super standout.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2026
  • How gross is 'Lee Cronin's The Mummy'?
    — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026

gross

2 of 3 verb
  • The project has grossed $342,446.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 June 2026
  • What will be the highest-grossing movie of the year?
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 10 Apr. 2026
  • That film grossed close to $6M worldwide.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Care to guess which is the highest-grossing movie of the year so far?
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The first two movies grossed $70M worldwide.
    — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2026
  • My assailant, who was my long-time crush, left because the blood grossed him out.
    — Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Japan grossed $760K on 551 screens.
    — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 10 May 2026
  • Italy grossed $415K on 265 screens.
    — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 10 May 2026
  • Poland grossed $165K on 195 screens.
    — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 10 May 2026
  • Ukraine grossed $170K on 255 screens.
    — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 10 May 2026
  • Italy grossed $525K on 352 screens.
    — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 June 2026
  • Spain grossed $710K on 431 screens.
    — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 June 2026
  • Her movies have grossed over a half billion dollars at the box office.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026
  • The movie is one of the top-grossing motion pictures of all time.
    — Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Both movies grossed close to a half billion at the global box office.
    — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The movie grossed over $1 billion worldwide.
    — Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • Naughty and nice, this wedding comedy will both gross you out and leave your heart full.
    — Julie Kosin, ELLE, 4 Jan. 2023
  • The films have grossed more than $200 million worldwide.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2025
  • But feeding them from the breast just grosses people out for some reason.
    — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 24 July 2023
  • The first two movies in the franchise are among the highest-grossing films ever.
    — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Cue told the panel the movie is the highest-grossing sports film of all time at the box office.
    — Alex Sherman, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The first two films grossed nearly $2 billion combined.
    — Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 19 Mar. 2026
  • The movie grossed over $634 million worldwide.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
  • That pic grossed more that $102M at the worldwide box office.
    — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The film has been a box office hit, becoming the highest-grossing biopic of all time.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 28 June 2026
  • The film grossed around $100 million worldwide (via E!
    — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
  • Weapons grossed over $270 million worldwide.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2026
  • India grossed $188K on 350 screens.
    — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 10 May 2026
  • That makes Nolan’s epic the fourth highest grossing Imax release of all time.
    — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2023
  • The store has even been recognized as one of the largest grossing grocers per square foot in the nation.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2026

gross

3 of 3 noun
  • So yes, was what my son did gross?
    — Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
  • That’s also last week’s highest gross for any new play.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 12 May 2026
  • Costco doesn’t sell a gross, which is a hundred and forty-four.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Sellers would do well to consider their net yield rather than their gross.
    — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The gross for the week was a tidy haul of $1,059,380.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The film has a lower gross per showing, but ran more frequently.
    — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Broadway grosses fell back down to the earth last week as the holiday buzz wore off.
    — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
  • That means plaintiffs claiming a deduction are taxed on their net, not their gross.
    — Robert W. Wood, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • The grosses increased as the weekends went by, and the film stayed in theaters for months.
    — Scott Phillips, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Through the first month of the year, grosses are 13% above 2025.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 1 Feb. 2026
  • The film opened on a Wednesday and earned a five-day gross of $43 million.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 7 Aug. 2023
  • That will reduce grosses but increase footfalls, which is the point.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Overseas grosses have been the lion’s share of ticket sales.
    — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 22 Nov. 2025
  • The next week, grosses fell to $7 million, and this week to $2 million.
    — Armond White, National Review, 8 Nov. 2023
  • So there's not a lot of transparency about that, but the deal is 15 percent of gross.
    — Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • On the second day, the film managed a global gross of $2 million.
    — Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The number of movies showing in larger cities also plays a key role in box office gross.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
  • In the nineties, everyone smoked cigarettes by the gross.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Domestic gross should hit $3 million by the end of the weekend.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 6 Dec. 2025
  • At first, its box-office gross was flatter than Brad and Janet’s tire on that stormy night.
    — Joe Lynch, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Its worldwide gross was $262 million.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
  • This is a major turnaround for the play, which has seen flagging grosses in recent months.
    — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 25 Nov. 2025
  • And there are still stories about how theatrical gross won’t cover the budget.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026
  • That brings the biopic about the troubled pop icon to a $16 million domestic gross.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 1 Jan. 2023
  • Alluding to that gross, Rose says Sweeney is to blame for the film's poor box office.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Nov. 2025
  • But stateside grosses are also just the latest success for the anime epic.
    — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Broadway grosses fell back down to earth last week after the highs of Thanksgiving week.
    — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 9 Dec. 2025
  • The revival brought in just above $2 million across eight shows last week, which also marked a record gross for the production.
    — Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Jeff Bridges says opening weekend grosses are not the final word on the quality of a film.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The total domestic box office gross hasn’t eclipsed $9 billion since.
    — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025

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