abrasive

Example Sentences

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They often abandon traditional pop music structures, they don’t shy away from abrasive arrangements, and Ayewa’s lyricism speaks directly to the soul.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Before taking time off, the band had settled into making sleek, shimmery retro-disco tracks like Dynamite and Butter - designed to appeal to the sort of listener who finds Bruno Mars too crass and abrasive.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

And despite the abrasive whir of machinery nearby, on this Monday afternoon, the sound of children laughing cut through the noise.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

So abrasive are its words and affecting its tune that the agnostic and irreverent journalist H.L.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

He rolled along with every inexplicable order from his superiors, every foolish act of his inferiors, and every abrasive personality that military life could throw at an officer.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand