sandpaper

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Former opener David Warner taught batter Cameron Bancroft how to use sandpaper to rough up the ball, and Bancroft was then caught doing so by TV cameras during play.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2025

I’d lie in the dark, typing “vintage Junya Watanabe skirt” into my Depop search bar and scroll until my eyes felt like they were made of sandpaper.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2025

“Hard Truths” is sublime and soft in the way that a rough surface is smoothed to the touch by sandpaper.

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2025

Start with coarse sandpaper — maybe 80 grit — and work up to progressively finer grades, ending with 400 grit.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2024

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 "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse