filth

Example Sentences

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It’s a matter of washing off the filth—with unnatural chemicals, at that—versus never picking up the filth in the first place.

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2026

However, because of nesting pigeons within the entry, he said the filth and pest problem in the lane is worse than ever.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

"We're literally living in filth," said Rakotondrina on a tour permeated by the powerful stench of urine.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

The harbor neighborhoods are probably the most polluted part of a very polluted city, owing to the filth that the port generates.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2025

But as the nineteenth century went along and the link between filth and disease became more apparent, public health codes were strengthened and enforced.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy