gruffness
Example Sentences
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He lacked the abrasiveness or gruffness found in many metal singers, opting instead for a theatrical melodic yowl with silvery overtones.
From Salon • Jul. 26, 2025
And his vocal runs in a song like “Keith Whitley,” titled after the late country singer, have an appealing gruffness even at their nimblest.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2023
I imagine Marshall peering down at counsel and interjecting, with his trademark gruffness: “You have got to be kidding me.”
From Washington Post • Oct. 25, 2022
“They’re kids,” he said, with the same gruffness he uses to call the entire war “nonsense.”
From Seattle Times • Jul. 15, 2022
"You've got to pull yourself together," he said with soothing gruffness.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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