unpolished
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Early mixed-media pieces that combine articles of clothing and faux bricks feel unpolished, and other sculptures—oversize ice pops and a spring-mounted playground unicorn—are as superficial as his more iconic paintings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Spare guitar chords give way to a female voice that sounds unpolished but beautiful: “I want to lay with you/ In an open field/ Where yellow flowers are suns of Earth.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
Fankam Mendjiadeu shot 52% from the field as a rookie, but at this stage of her career she’s offensively unpolished and hasn’t developed a reliable shot outside the paint.
From Seattle Times ● May 12, 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
She has slim, small hands with unpolished nails and ragged cuticles.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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