raw
adjective
uncooked, as articles of food.
rawness
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a word derived from
raw.
Example Sentences
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"Humanity promised itself, in the rawness of that grief, that it would not face such a day again unprepared."
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
Both tap into the rawness of the era’s garage-band songs, such as the Pleasure Seekers’ “What a Way to Die” and the Music Machine’s “Wrong.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
He will face scrutiny over his perceived rawness, but Chelsea will point to the fact he has more experience than Maresca when the Italian was appointed in 2024.
From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2026
By contrast, White’s performance is a wonder to behold, carefully walking the tightrope between Springsteen’s bigger-than-life stardom and the deep thinker who brought the rawness of “Nebraska” to fruition.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2025
We wished we were back in the mountains but the spring weather lasted only a few days and then the cold rawness of the breaking-up of winter came again.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
