unrefined

Example Sentences

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His unnamed, unrefined spy who liked to cook was in stark relief to the suave man’s man that was James Bond and an uncomfortable sight for some of the producers of the film adaptation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The vast majority of Russia's oil exports are in the form of unrefined crude oil, which do not appear to have been impacted by the strikes.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2025

Previous research found that insects can ingest and absorb pure, unrefined microplastics -- but only under unrealistic, food-scarce situations.

From Science Daily • Dec. 3, 2024

First, Mary sends an unrefined George, wearing drab brown, to France in 1612 to learn how to be a gentleman.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2024

Swart was a young man, and I explained to him that brown rice was the unrefined rice kernel, and we used to eat it during the war when white rice was unavailable.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela