coarsen

Example Sentences

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"If we are interested in the distribution of small-scale objects, we have to work against this natural tendency for things to coarsen," Bellon explains.

From Science Daily • Sep. 20, 2023

It’s not just that they coarsen the culture, though that’s bad enough.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 21, 2021

It’s a progressive degeneration from pop culture to further dumb down and coarsen our popular taste.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2019

But it also adds new incidents, characters and depth, with a contemporary wit that doesn’t coarsen the story — or not much, anyway.

From Washington Post • Dec. 13, 2017

‘Motherogod! She’s not but four. It’s liable to scare her. And besides, permanents tend to coarsen the hair.’

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers