How to Use coarse in a Sentence

coarse

adjective

• The dog has a thick, coarse coat.
• The fabric varies in texture from coarse to fine.
• Use the coarse side of a meat mallet to pound the conch meat.
  — Claire Perez, Sun-Sentinel.com, 4 May 2018
• My dry, coarse hair just glides around the tube - very smooth.
  — Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 5 Nov. 2022
• Just put some on the coarse side of a damp sponge and gently scrub the stains on the tub.
  — Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 4 Feb. 2024
• Salt the rim of your glass with coarse sea salt to get just a taste with each sip.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 16 July 2023
• Pull five times for a coarse dice, 10 times for a fine chop, and 15 times to purée.
  — People Deals Team, People.com, 10 July 2025
• The skillet was easy to clean by hand, and browned bits came off with the coarse side of a sponge.
  — Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2023
• Look for a 100-grit nail file, which is coarse enough to file down the surface of the acrylics.
  — Marci Robin, Good Housekeeping, 8 Apr. 2019
• Add cold butter and pulse a few times to a coarse crumb.
  — Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 8 Apr. 2020
• Be prepared for coarse rock that can be tough on the hands.
  — Matthew Tostevin, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
• Step 2: Loosen up the top layer with a coarse nail file.
  — Alexis Bennett, SELF, 7 Oct. 2020
• Add the coarse salt and the shrimp, and cook just until the shrimp are pink, about 30 seconds.
  — Daniel Neman, charlotteobserver, 16 Jan. 2018
• To make smoked salt, just place kosher salt or coarse sea salt in a pan.
  — Judy Buchenot, Naperville Sun, 30 May 2017
• Pulse to roughly chop, then add oil and process to a coarse purée.
  — David Tanis, The Seattle Times, 19 June 2017
• Frogs trilled and bellowed and croaked, a night heron gave a coarse cough.
  — Alexandra Fuller, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2020
• While holding the knife in one hand, place the heel on the coarse side of the stone with the sharp edge facing you.
  — Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping, 2 Sep. 2020
• Black Himalayan salt is a coarse salt that comes from the mines of the Himalayas.
  — Lindsey Desoto, Health, 12 Mar. 2025
• Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, use a fork to mash ½ cup of the peas to a coarse puree.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 4 May 2021
• Hair can be curly or straight, dark or light, coarse or fine.
  — Medea Giordano, Wired, 20 Sep. 2020
• The grind should be no finer than the texture of coarse sea salt.
  — Billy Cadden, Popular Science, 31 Jan. 2020
• Textures ranged from a smooth paste to much more coarse.
  — Bill Daley, chicagotribune.com, 25 June 2018
• Your car’s windows have the same kind of just-coarse edge at the top as the coffee mug.
  — Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 24 Oct. 2020
• Stir in the salt and the coarse grits, stirring until the contents of the pot return to a boil.
  — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 15 Nov. 2021
• All of their voices are coarse, they’re not measured.
  — Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
• Using a pastry blender, cut in the ⅓ cup butter and the shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
  — Jenavieve Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Jan. 2026
• The crock is salt-glazed, giving it a coarser texture than a smoother zinc glaze.
  — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 29 Jan. 2026
• His jacket and hands and the wall behind him have its coarse digital noise, but his face doesn’t.
  — Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2026
• On the other hand, an even, coarse grind that looks like rough sea salt is best for a French press, as the coffee steeps with full immersion.
  — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 24 Jan. 2026
• Remove rust with steel wool, vinegar soaks, baking soda paste, or coarse salt scrubs.
  — Emily Benda Gaylord, The Spruce, 17 Jan. 2026