grainy
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
A grainy image purporting to show the moment of arrest shows five men sitting on the ground, shirtless and in handcuffs under guard by police officers.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
It is, in fact, partially responsible for the fact that my little collection of grainy and yellow mustards made it into the refrigerator before the sparkling water did.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
“We went off of a lot of super grainy images of a lot of people; that informed what everybody wore,” Mance says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Tournaments once so defined now blur into adulthood ambivalence, postcards plotted along the timeline of your life, the details growing grainy.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
Pictures flash in an increasingly contrasty and grainy format until they are hardly recognizable.
From "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers
Pictures produced by the Fairphone 4 were grainier and less attractive than shots taken with iPhones and other mainstream Android phones.
From New York Times ● Sep. 8, 2022
The texture is slightly grainier than some of the other butters I tried, but I didn't mind it.
From Salon ● Jan. 4, 2022
Vikram Doctor, a food writer, told me he prefers the grainier texture of chutneys made in a mortar and pestle.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 1, 2021
The iPhone 12 Pro Max’s telephoto camera has a slightly longer reach the the 12 Pro’s, but it’s grainier in low light.
From The Verge ● Nov. 9, 2020
Its texture was slightly grainier than it should have been, which makes me think I may have beaten the whites a little too long.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
Vibrant canary yellow and savoy blue jerseys that cut through even the grainiest television footage.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
It’s a trek that puts Rodrigo in a reflective state, and Lee’s mood-infused film is tailored to appeal to the vintage taste of a Gen Z crowd that loves the grainiest of photo filters.
From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2022
But he contributed more than some stunning plays that were captured on the grainiest of black-and-white film.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 23, 2021
Styles had the grainiest voice in the group, which often reserved it to arrive just when the verse pushed into the chorus.
From New York Times ● Dec. 12, 2019
