7 sentences with 'refined'
Example sentences and phrases with the word refined and other words derived from it.
• « Excess sugars should be avoided. These are refined carbohydrates that contain many more calories than other foods. »
• « Hellenistic astronomers also refined calculations associated with the size of the Earth; an astronomer named Eratosthenes calculated the circumference of the Earth to be only 200 miles away. »
• « Also, Gothic architecture tended to be bulky and overwhelming rather than refined and delicate; the great examples of Gothic architecture are undoubtedly the cathedrals built during the Middle Ages, often beautiful and inspiring but far removed from the airy, symmetrical structures of ancient Greece and Rome. »
• « Copper was the first metal that mankind extracted from mines to work, and it was man's first step away from stone and towards more refined materials such as bronze, iron and steel. »