sandpaper

Example Sentences

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Certainly the high jinks have caught the attention of those in Australia, who have put the sandpaper down long enough to have their say on England's morals.

From BBC • Jul. 30, 2025

I’d lie in the dark, typing “vintage Junya Watanabe skirt” into my Depop search bar and scroll until my eyes felt like they were made of sandpaper.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2025

“Hard Truths” is sublime and soft in the way that a rough surface is smoothed to the touch by sandpaper.

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2025

The voice of Michael McDonald has been compared to velvet, silk and sandpaper, melted chocolate and last year, by a besotted 11-year-old girl, an angel.

From New York Times • May 9, 2024

The cheetah licked my palm, his tongue warm and rough, like sandpaper dipped in hot water.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls