coarse
Example Sentences
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Under normal conditions, turbidites show a consistent pattern, with coarse material settling at the bottom and finer sediment layering on top.
From Science Daily • May 2, 2026
Like other parts of Istanbul, Karagümrük has received waves of coarse, rural migrants over the years, from Anatolia and the Black Sea coast, drawn to Istanbul for a better life.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 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
“I think it’s spawned by a little bit of a—this is kind of a coarse term—but a dash for trash,” he said.
From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026
His coarse, bawling voice called out through the noise, and continually he was lounging from one place on the show grounds to another.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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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