sandpaper

Example Sentences

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It took a lot to bestir Angelenos from their bungalows and Buicks, but their throats felt like sandpaper, and their chests hurt like the blazes.

From Los Angeles Times

Political power sandpapered the edges of her idealism.

From The Wall Street Journal

“And the door to Tante Jans’s rooms? Someone’s been using paint remover on it, and sandpaper too—and that’s hard work!”

From Literature

As always, my voice is sandpaper by the end of the night; I long for a throat lozenge but instead pick up my cord for one last transfer.

From Literature

“It’s just that Cadet Mason makes me want to scrub my skin with sandpaper, sir.”

From Literature