sandpaper

Example Sentences

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Spit, grease and sandpaper: Baseball has a rich history of pitchers doctoring the ball.

From New York Times

Sand the patch with very fine sandpaper — Hazelton uses 600-grit, lubricated with water — to make it as smooth as the tile.

From Washington Post

Or little beads of oily material might form on the sandpaper, reducing its effectiveness.

From Washington Post

Mr. Cleese, now 83, played Basil Fawlty, who was forced to contend with disasters and ludicrous situations while displaying all the kindness and hospitality of sandpaper.

From New York Times

The first is weather: You could think of rain as a kind of atmospheric sandpaper, removing aerosols floating about the air.

From Salon