sandpaper

Example Sentences

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It took a lot to bestir Angelenos from their bungalows and Buicks, but their throats felt like sandpaper, and their chests hurt like the blazes.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Former opener David Warner taught batter Cameron Bancroft how to use sandpaper to rough up the ball, and Bancroft was then caught doing so by TV cameras during play.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 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 Brownstone Boys sometimes use a power sander, but to get into curves and crevices, Slocum said, it’s often easier to work by hand with ordinary sandpaper.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2024

As always, my voice is sandpaper by the end of the night; I long for a throat lozenge but instead pick up my cord for one last transfer.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse