Voorbeelden van roughness

• The company makes devices that test the roughness of surfaces to ensure they meet precise specifications.

• In our memories we smell the sunscreen and salt air and feel the hot roughness of the sand.

• The spin and roughness of the ball really do make a difference.

• She could smell his cologne and feel the slight roughness of his face against hers.

• He emphasizes the sport's roughness and danger.

• There was little roughness in the sport, and much playfulness.

• His behaviour included some physical roughness such as slapping and shaking.

• The airline agent slammed the box on to the conveyor belt with a roughness that was not appropriate for such a precious item.

• The author acknowledges the roughness and corruption of back streets awaiting demolition.

• Under its polished veneer and boho-chic reputation, the roughness of the area's former days still lurks.

• Despite the occasional roughness, her singing had a deep and true beauty.

• In extreme cases, the music took on a roughness that rendered it unattractive and technically inaccurate.

• He'd been wrong: there was no roughness to her voice, just a deep huskiness that made it, well, seductive.

• The result could be engine roughness during acceleration.

• There's a roughness to their shows, one that signals the audience to relax.

• The roughness of Matisse's modelling gives his sculptures of women an unusual air of independence.

• We're not printing on photo paper so some roughness in your images is acceptable.

• The table's roughness was hidden under a baize cloth pockmarked by cigarette burns.

• The book captures the roughness and rusticity of Spanish food.

• We were delayed for a few hours by the roughness of the river.

• We had a cabin so if there was any roughness throughout the night we slept through it.

• Happily unaffected by the roughness of the sea, they ate with good appetite.

• On an exposed bit of land, the roughness of the weather is heightened.