granular
Example Sentences
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Jay Parini, in his review, observed that the author of “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” was the man who “embodied, or perhaps invented, the American voice, with its granular lyricism and rough-edged, transgressive humor.”
Following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, federal agencies built an extensive domestic intelligence infrastructure, developed open-source surveillance capabilities, and benefited from new technologies that make monitoring far more granular than ever before.
From Salon
Virtually everywhere in the city “ended up with a covering of a rather thick, granular, sand grain that just landed on everything,” Valerie Bates, a Port Isabel spokeswoman, said in an interview.
From New York Times
Decades later, he still can recount in granular detail the day that he saw “Planet of the Apes” at the Loews Capital on 52nd Street.
From Los Angeles Times
The information that can be accessed now is more granular and delivered faster, said Clippers forward Nicolas Batum, who is in his 15th season.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
