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
And while she praised the "thoughtful design" of parts of the game she said the overall delivery was "unpolished".
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2024
That would be the goal, of course, but the best viral content bubbles up unpolished from the ether, slightly awkward and just novel enough to astound.
From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2024
It, like all other furniture in the Amity compound, is made of unpolished wood, and looks sturdy, like it is still attached to the earth.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
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