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

Sparkling and rebarbative, abrasive and relentlessly performative, it is, in other words, classic Will Self.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

He is a big, abrasive scrummager - his line-out darts are maybe his weakest area.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

As Martin, Charles stiffens himself and keeps his facial expressions generally between neutral and annoyed, though he’s softer than Clunes, less a prisoner of his own body, less abrasive, less otherworldly.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2026

I pull a napkin out of the holder and wipe the abrasive paper across my eyes.

From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher