abrasive
Example Sentences
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"Within 24 hours, my relationship to its wild, abrasive, exuberant, heart-filled yet harsh ferocity was sealed," she recalls.
From BBC
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.
Some found him abrasive and unpleasant to work with.
When I go back, I forget how strong the sound of the airplanes are, how abrasive and all-encompassing.
From Los Angeles Times
And despite the abrasive whir of machinery nearby, on this Monday afternoon, the sound of children laughing cut through the noise.
From Los Angeles Times
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