rawness

Example Sentences

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"Humanity promised itself, in the rawness of that grief, that it would not face such a day again unprepared."

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

Both tap into the rawness of the era’s garage-band songs, such as the Pleasure Seekers’ “What a Way to Die” and the Music Machine’s “Wrong.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

By contrast, White’s performance is a wonder to behold, carefully walking the tightrope between Springsteen’s bigger-than-life stardom and the deep thinker who brought the rawness of “Nebraska” to fruition.

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2025

Bernthal and Colón-Zayas were opposite each other the whole time the cameras rolled, adding an irreplaceable rawness to the interaction.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2025

The rawness of Edna’s grief made her helpless, brought the urge to stretch her hand into the past and reverse history.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie