coarseness
Example Sentences
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Within a paragraph, Alito then suggested that Scalia would have been “appalled” by the ugliness, the coarseness of the discourse.
From Slate • Feb. 13, 2026
We are in awe of just how quiet the cabin of the current Crosstrek is because previous generations wore their coarseness like a badge of honor.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 26, 2025
They also compared the impact of grinding coarseness on the amount of electricity produced.
From Science Daily • Dec. 6, 2023
Behold the couple, making their own nasty little contributions to the coarseness and destructiveness they’ve been lamenting ever since we met them.
From New York Times • Jul. 13, 2022
I was weakly dismayed at the ignorance, the poverty, the coarseness of all I heard and saw round me.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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A Room of One's Own
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