coarse
Example Sentences
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During the hottest hours, many retreat to makeshift huts -- frames of sticks draped with coarse homespun cloth, plastered with wild donkey dung.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
Under normal conditions, turbidites show a consistent pattern, with coarse material settling at the bottom and finer sediment layering on top.
From Science Daily • May 2, 2026
Coarse language obviously implies coarse thinking, and no one wants that in a leader entrusted to bring peace and prosperity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
You can also use ground chia seeds if you prefer your crusty layer to have a less coarse texture.
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026
Skiorh made no answer but plodded on, muffled in his coarse cloak with its peaked, furred Osskilian hood.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Vocabulary lists containing coarse
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"Of Mice and Men"
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