coarsen

Example Sentences

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We want to call attention to the messages it sends to Americans, how it coarsens our civic life, encourages cynicism, and prepares the way for Trump’s distinctive brand of strong man rule.

From Salon

The national discourse has coarsened, partisan divisions have sharpened and become more entrenched, and the standards for candidate behaviour have eroded.

From BBC

No political figure of the past generation has done more to coarsen the nation’s politics, lower the bar for acceptable discourse and promote political violence than Trump.

From Los Angeles Times

In her recent New York Times article about the "coarsening" of the religious right, Ruth Graham alluded to this, writing about the trend of evangelical leaders using "vulgarities."

From Salon

The use of an expletive from a Trump campaign social media account on Monday reflects the coarsening of political discourse in the Trump era.

From New York Times