1. Privatisation goes against the grain of their principle of opposition to private ownership of industry.

2. I often have to make decisions that go against the grain .

3. Mary is always honest and it went against the grain to tell lies.

4. These days it goes against the grain to show respect for authority.

5. Underhand work of that sort is against the grain with me.

6. It goes against the grain for him to be rude to a friend.

7. It really goes against the grain to have to work on a Sunday.

8. The Smiths run directly against the grain.

9. It goes against the grain, doesn't it?

10. Granted, that goes against the grain.

11. Once again, Silverton goes against the grain by making her meringue smooth and flat instead of fluffy and high.

12. Nature conservation runs against the grain of current political doctrine.

13. Greg Dively is one woodworker who really goes against the grain.

14. It went against the grain to have to tell others how to behave.

15. However, it goes against the grain to have to say this, as it is our land after all.

16. However it goes against the grain to tell them anything.

17. Startups seem to go more against the grain, socially.

18. It goes against the grain with me.

19. It was against the grain with him.

20. Bad luck goes against the grain.

21. Such dishonesty goes against the grain.

22. Against the grain should be a way of life.

23. He is not afraid to go against the grain and never feels the pressure to conform.

24. But others do not the environment against the grain , one would suffer losses compared to others.

25. Barnum went against the grain of our current "targeting" approaches, believing that the more people who know about your offer, the larger the pool of potential customers.

26. In splitting wood, don't try to go against the grain.

27. He was also showing a distaste for outdoor pursuits that ran against the grain of their family life.Sentence dictionary

28. The demanding style adopted by the chief executive and his team went against the grain of the board's traditional culture.

29. For those raised in the prudery of puritanism or the celibacy-conscious preoccupations of Catholicism this ran against the grain.

30. It was one of those pictures that went totally against the grain of everything that the movie industry believed it stood for.

31. It goes against the grain to have to pay him for such poor work.

32. They are obliged to make decisions that go against the grain.

33. What Mr. Lee has said really goes against the grain of our thinking.

34. The male rubs against the grain of the female's scales to squeeze out her pheromones.

35. Either as an individual or a corporate body, heroism urges the subject to go against the grain of conservative establishment.

36. Such views, said Mr Obama's detractors, went against the grain of American values.

37. Go against the grain. Don't believe in other people's visions for you, believe in your own.

38. Go against the grain, and endure with grace and cheer.