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
  • When two sets of true leaves develop, transplant small seedlings to a larger fiber pot that contains a slightly coarser, growing-on mix.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The use of childish internet and video-game memes to describe violence is coarse and unworthy of the men and women who go in harm’s way.
    — Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2026
  • My dense, coarser hair holds onto humidity like a sponge.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Their coarse texture and strong scent might neutralize garlic odor.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Add the butter and pulse several times until the flour resembles coarse cornmeal.
    — Georgeanne Brennan, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • And that can be sorely lacking in hair that’s lost pigment and become coarser with a rougher cuticle.
    — Valerie Monroe, Allure, 25 Mar. 2026

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