grainy

Example Sentences

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In the grainy video clip, a person is seen rushing past security officers, who then turn and chase him.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 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

It took roughly two weeks of tedious work, sifting through hours of grainy recordings.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Late last year, President Volodymyr Zelensky released grainy, black-and-white images recorded from interceptors as they crashed into Shaheds.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

She said soy milk was more nutritious than cow milk and although he refused to drink the grainy fluid in the morning, he watched her do so with an uncomplaining common sense.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie