coarse

Example Sentences

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Once sliced, the tomatoes are dipped in flour, then in eggs and, finally, in coarse cornmeal before they are fried to golden-brown perfection.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Now, he wears the coarse grey traditional Kurdish fatigues, fully aware, he said, that he may never see his wife and two daughters again.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

WSJ | Buy Side: We tested some of the most popular hair dryers on coarse curls and fine straight hair—these are the best hair dryers we found.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

He also hinted that he was not really enjoying the job or the coarse civic culture of our current moment.

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2026

The air flashed with so many coarse expressions that my ears were ringing with “Anne’s bad this” and “van Daans’ good that.”

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank