grainy

Example Sentences

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Even through grainy, reclaimed footage, their 1970 canary-yellow shirts look vibrant and striking, fitting for the world-beating players donning them in the Mexican sunshine.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Visually, the film toggles between intimate 35mm black-and-white, grainy 16mm color and multi-purpose digital cameras that visually represent distinct eras.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Between them, chronologically, is a storyline shot in color but with the warm, grainy look of film.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

This is the modern American gothic: grainy photos taken on a MacBook of a teenage girl in a camouflage jacket, holding a gun, and posted on Tumblr.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

In the entry there is nothing but a grainy photograph, just one, black-and-white, hanging like a holy thing.

From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads