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

On Monday, Beyoncé shared a rare glimpse of her wash day routine in a unpolished video to promote her new hair-care line, shocking many with an in-depth look at her real hair.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2024

And while she praised the "thoughtful design" of parts of the game she said the overall delivery was "unpolished".

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2024

It was cold outside, and dark, and a leaky, insipid mist lay swollen in the air and trickled down the large, unpolished stone blocks of the houses and the pedestals of monuments.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller