Sentence examples for as unrefined from inspiring English sources
Onstage, Baker exercises meticulous control in order to make action seem as unrefined as possible.
The young Stoudemire was as unrefined as a cactus: lots of fury, little finesse.
But with hip new hotels and restaurants sprouting up between the vines, the once-bucolic stretch of wine country, an easy hour's drive north from San Francisco, is now about as unrefined as a $100 bottle of the local cabernet.
Much of the upper class similarly viewed dangdut music as unrefined, vulgar, and generally corruptive of the country's social mores.
According to an Internet site devoted to Mrs. Hongo, her favorite snack as unrefined brown sugar and reveals her secret to long life: "Not moping around".
Our goal was to leave them as unrefined as possible, actually.
It appears that although the technology for truly portable learning is here, although in an as yet unrefined form, the technological capabilities of our students and their ability to purchase the technology may not quite be ready for a large investment in this area.
However, the West Indies captain decided to hit England with his heavy artillery from the start - no Collymore with his steadiness to tie down the batsmen; no Pedro Collins with his left-arm swing to search for lbws; just the pace of Edwards and Tino Best, as raw and unrefined as the island's cane sugar, to test the English spirit.
After prohibition, Pico said, the Mexican government – protecting the interests of large alcohol companies – embarked on a campaign to paint sotol as an unrefined peasant drink.
Daniel Ulbricht, whose amazing elevation and spruce timing often excite, just as his unrefined line often dismays, danced the ballet's main male solos (a debut) with an absorption and informal elegance that were admirable.
"Even today, there are those who look down their noses at Twain as an unrefined upstart, a lucky opportunist who gained fame merely on the basis of his outrageous humour". By proving Twain read the greats, Gribben shows the world he was one.
