unrefined
Example Sentences
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Under a shed in north India, women scoop cow dung, lumps of unrefined sugar and flour to produce biofertiliser -- part of a growing effort to tackle anxieties over the supply of chemical fertilisers.
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
His unnamed, unrefined spy who liked to cook was in stark relief to the suave man’s man that was James Bond and an uncomfortable sight for some of the producers of the film adaptation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
And, unfortunately, when Tesfaye is acting outside the confines of a music video, his chops are unrefined and fairly laughable.
From Salon ● May 19, 2025
Previous research found that insects can ingest and absorb pure, unrefined microplastics -- but only under unrealistic, food-scarce situations.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 3, 2024
Swart was a young man, and I explained to him that brown rice was the unrefined rice kernel, and we used to eat it during the war when white rice was unavailable.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
