coarse

Example Sentences

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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

“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

The public does bear some responsibility for the coarse state of our information ecosystem.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026

The vegetables were overcooked, the cornmeal was too lumpy, the soup too watery, and the yam slices coarse from being boiled without a dollop of butter.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie