How to Use rough-hewn in a Sentence

rough-hewn

adjective

• Passages Jamie Reid, the artist who helped give British punk rock its edgy, rough-hewn look, has died at 76.
  — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2023
• Inside the cup, the glaze coats a rough-hewn interior that differs from cup to cup.
  — Jaina Grey, WIRED, 22 Apr. 2024
• There’s stealth in Garrone’s approach: for the most part, the story sticks to a low-key, rough-hewn verisimilitude.
  — Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
• Clean lines, rough-hewn textures, and a neutral palette are a few of its Asian influences.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2023
• Powder Room The counter, made from a custom walnut live-edge slab, is paired with a rough-hewn stone vessel sink by TashMart.
  — Stefanie Waldek, House Beautiful, 16 Feb. 2023
• The three-story post-and-beam home was built in 2013 and merges the best of country charm (think rough-hewn beams and a wood-burning fieldstone fireplace) with plenty of modern amenities.
  — Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 31 May 2023
• In Arnulfo Maldonado’s rough-hewn set, the house is a mossy cabin, lit with lanterns, set among tall, shadowy trees.
  — Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2023
• Fetterman has lost a significant amount of weight since his stroke, shedding the hulking image that has long been part of his rough-hewn profile.
  — oregonlive, 16 Feb. 2023
• Trade the weathered finishes and rough-hewn woods of traditional rustic style for something bolder with the Meisel Floor Mirror.
  — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Mar. 2023
• There is no grand lobby with barrel vault ceiling; instead, the viewer is greeted by the sloping walls and gentle asymmetries of a rough-hewn cave, our most archaic form of shelter.
  — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2023
• Despite this, there’s a rough-hewn beauty to much of the earthy image-making, with Gonneville’s distinctive camerawork matched by lighting and location teams.
  — Catherine Bray, Variety, 22 Feb. 2024
• In a clearing on a Calvary-esque crag, there also stands silhouetted a rough-hewn wooden cross, on which the cruciform figure is that of a miner, in helmet and overalls.
  — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 8 July 2023
• Two very different detectives are thrown together to work the case — a fastidious sergeant played by Kate Box and a more rough-hewn investigator played by Madeleine Sami.
  — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2023
• Floors are rough-hewn timber planks, beds are canopied in diaphanous white cotton, and freestanding bathtubs are positioned to capitalize on the extraordinary scenery.
  — Maria Shollenbarger, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2023
• The most beautiful physical object is surely the casting mold for a sculpture of the rind of an enormous winter squash, presented as a reliquary atop a rough-hewn altar, that was the centerpiece of an uninhibited 1971 performance.
  — Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 29 Nov 2024