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.
• 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
• 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
• 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
• This is a major bonus for those with coarse, thick hair.
  — Claire Sullivan, WWD, 21 Feb. 2025
• 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
• If the gunk still won’t wipe away with ease, use a soft-bristle brush or the coarse side of a sponge to dig in.
  — Kelly Dawson, Architectural Digest, 17 Sep. 2024
• Step 1On small plate, combine lime zest and coarse salt.
  — Joy Cho, Good Housekeeping, 11 Jan. 2023
• Better to used coarse, aged wood mulch than fresh chips.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2023
• Then add to a spice grinder and grind into a coarse powder.
  — Rachel Gurjar, Bon Appétit, 16 May 2022
• The kitchen had dressed it up with coarse sea salt and a dusting of ground black pepper.
  — Noah Lederman, Bon Appétit, 9 June 2022
• Hair that has grown back curly or coarse or gray in patches.
  — Jacqueline Detwiler, Popular Mechanics, 1 Feb. 2020
• By contrast, most whole wheat flour found in US supermarkets is roller milled by metal drums and quite a bit coarser than atta.
  — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appétit, 13 Mar. 2025