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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Look for a 100-grit nail file, which is coarse enough to file down the surface of the acrylics, or a nail drill.
  — Marci Robin, Good Housekeeping, 12 July 2021
• Sarah Gish The rings emerge from the fryer with a coarse coat of dark brown batter.
  — Sarah Gish, kansascity, 21 June 2018
• This is a major bonus for those with coarse, thick hair.
  — Claire Sullivan, WWD, 21 Feb. 2025
• His eyes were bulging and his tongue was dry and coarse against Rikki’s.
  — Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, 2 June 2018
• Dip top of the rim into coarse salt to completely go around the rim.
  — al, 20 Dec. 2022
• Sand smooth with a belt sander that is fitted with a coarse-grit belt.
  — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 24 Apr. 2021
• It's topped with coarse pretzel salt and fresh cut jalapeños.
  — Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 28 June 2022
• In a large bowl, using a potato masher, mash half of the beans to a coarse paste.
  — Christopher Kimball, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2023
• Stiff, straight, black hair and beard, indicate a coarse, strong, rigid, straightforward character.
  — Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
• The best conditioners for gray hair help with this shift by targeting brassiness and yellow undertones, dullness, and dry or coarse textures.
  — Jessie Quinn, Glamour, 11 June 2025