Sentence examples for almost refined from inspiring English sources

The phrase "almost refined" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is close to being polished or sophisticated but not quite there yet.
Example: "The dish was almost refined, with a few rough edges that needed smoothing out."
Alternatives: "nearly polished" or "partially sophisticated".

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We'd yet to glimpse his rages, and his accent was less mobbed up, almost refined.

There was an appetizer of braised hog belly that came off as almost refined, with a dark and fragrant reduction of veal stock, sherry and shallots.

The chef, Paul Viggiano, turns out a superb cassoulet and an appetizer of braised hog belly that comes off as almost refined.

With Kim Kardashian shedding her extensions and Britney looking healthy, happy and almost refined, it seems there's a spring cleaning trend happening in some people's closets and cosmetics cabinets.

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His performance was almost too refined.

For some, Mr. Fellner's insightful, beautifully self-effacing Beethoven may be almost too refined.

Sometimes, How to Spend It is almost comically refined – a French restaurateur describes her "perfect weekend", featuring "brioche flavoured with orange blossom" and a visit to a favourite hat maker; and sometimes it is crassly ostentatious – a regular themed issue called Boats That Rock.

His playing is refined, almost severe.

You see the work being refined almost in real time.

In his performances and many recordings, Mr. Cuénod was praised for his light, clean, almost ethereal tenor; refined musicianship; and faultless diction.

In "Number 34," a 1949 painting on paper, the drip technique is so adroitly scaled down that it seems overly refined, almost Rococo.

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