unpolished
Example Sentences
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It feels like a relic from a bygone age of simplicity: an entire season of reality TV hinging on the social lives of a group of unpolished teenagers.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
On a conference call last April, an ad agency partner began presenting unpolished AI-generated images to make a point: Artificial intelligence wasn’t ready to take center stage in advertising.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
"He's an unpolished diamond, but one worth taking a punt on because the finer details and tactical understanding can be improved by Pep Guardiola. Forty million euros could look like peanuts in a decade's time."
From BBC • Jan. 20, 2025
Pop hooks — perhaps from a trombone or an accordion — support raw, seemingly unpolished voices, even as the band arrangements demand real-time virtuosity.
From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2023
It, like all other furniture in the Amity compound, is made of unpolished wood, and looks sturdy, like it is still attached to the earth.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
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