grainy

Example Sentences

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The search for an American airman stranded behind enemy lines jolted the U.S., making what had been an abstract air war feel visceral beyond the grainy footage of explosions released by the White House.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Later on, there’s a significant tangent into grainy video, a music performance that deserves to be left a surprise.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 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

One frame from the grainy footage was digitally altered using artificial intelligence, AI experts told AFP.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

The basement floor felt rough and grainy, and then I realized it wasn’t a floor at all; it was packed dirt.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse