10 sentences with “refined”

Crude oil must be refined before use.

The exquisiteness of the literary work was evident in its cultured and refined language.

Members of the modern bourgeoisie are wealthy, refined, and consume expensive products as a way to flaunt their status.

"These people were clever and refined," says the historian.

The style is of refined elegance and strong expressiveness.

I was: I was no longer a student but an elegant and refined young woman.

Excess sugars should be avoided. These are refined carbohydrates that contain many more calories than other foods.

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.

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.