raw
adjective
uncooked, as articles of food.
rawness
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a word derived from
raw.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Mattei’s velvety baritone brings rawness, lyricism, and even a bit of falsetto to the unfolding of Lincoln’s pain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
For me, parenting is a humbling experience daily and I felt it was something about this that tapped into a vulnerability and a rawness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
"It's like when the first snows come. It's a tenderness, but there's a rawness to it as well."
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
"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
She scrubbed Francie’s head with a cake of her coarse strong yellow scrubwoman’s soap until her scalp tingled with rawness.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
