abrasive

Example Sentences

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As a mom of three boys, I’ve become accustomed to gross and sometimes abrasive language slung around the house.

From Washington Post

In high school, I boarded the bus every morning in my rural Louisiana hometown wearing thick black eyeliner and a scowl, always with some flavor of abrasive alternative music blasting in my cheap earbuds.

From New York Times

It was also often used for those who were ill or unable to eat other more abrasive or heavy foods.

From Salon

Never use abrasive cleaners, solvents or sprays, because they can damage high-tech equipment.

From Washington Post

Perhaps Duffy was overamplified to compensate for being so often overshadowed onstage, but that made her sound abrasive, and she is not an abrasive singer.

From Los Angeles Times