“The body was waxen and pale, grained like the ancient bark of an oak after rain.”

“The grainy texture of the sandpaper provided a perfect surface for painting.”

“A lot of the running time is taken up by grainy footage shot under less than ideal circumstances.”

“I do have a grainy memory of things like getting my finger jammed in a door, dropping a plate and cutting my foot etc.”

“Even with the grainy 35 mm Kodak High Speed Infrared film the light values are creamy and grainless with an almost ethereal beauty.”

“In this article, I describe a nifty trick for simulating film grain in an otherwise grainless digital image.”

“Osterman exploits collodion's nearly grainless precision and the rich variability of the salt print to render the experience of sleep.”

“Some of the backgrounds appear grainier than the rest of the picture, and sometimes the special effects look a little hokey.”

“The higher the ISO Sensitivity, the grainier your pictures are likely to become, so it is necessary to exercise caution.”

“A little grainier than we're now used to, the photographs from Getty Images show Christmas back when images were black and white.”

“Even if it has put a satellite into space, experts say it is only likely to be able to send the grainiest of video images back to Pyongyang.”

“Even with a satellite in space, experts say it is likely to be able to send only the grainiest of video images back to Pyongyang.”

“Every outlandish rumour is endlessly discussed, the grainiest sand-blown pictures pored over, but nothing is believed until someone can dash upstairs to Big Boss's office, where he has BBC News 24 on.”