coarse
Example Sentences
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During the hottest hours, many retreat to makeshift huts -- frames of sticks draped with coarse homespun cloth, plastered with wild donkey dung.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
You can also use ground chia seeds if you prefer your crusty layer to have a less coarse texture.
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026
From a distance, the tall grass made the terrain look smooth, but it was anything but: full of rocks and roots and tiny coarse bushes grabbing at your feet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
He also hinted that he was not really enjoying the job or the coarse civic culture of our current moment.
From Slate • Feb. 13, 2026
“Just to say how that study was painted—quite simply this. Green and red are complementary. Well there’s a particular—red in the apples, very coarse in itself—and greenish things as well.”
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
Vocabulary lists containing coarse
The New SAT: Words to Capture Tone
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The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 6
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"Of Mice and Men"
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