abrasive

Example Sentences

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Galthie has changed somewhat since those abrasive early coaching days.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Prasad is facing several personnel complaints from staff who found him abrasive and hard to work with, and taxpayers are paying for his commute from California to the FDA’s Maryland headquarters, The Journal has reported.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

When I go back, I forget how strong the sound of the airplanes are, how abrasive and all-encompassing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

As Martin, Charles stiffens himself and keeps his facial expressions generally between neutral and annoyed, though he’s softer than Clunes, less a prisoner of his own body, less abrasive, less otherworldly.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2026

He rolled along with every inexplicable order from his superiors, every foolish act of his inferiors, and every abrasive personality that military life could throw at an officer.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand