grainy

Example Sentences

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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

The grainy black-and-white footage beamed back from the Apollo missions transformed the dream of space into a reality.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

In an apparent attempt to introduce him to the wider public, Iran’s state media on Thursday released a grainy, undated video that shows Khamenei giving a religious lesson.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

Second, my sister never quite figured out how to zoom the lens, so everything on the tape was extremely small and grainy.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen