grimy

Example Sentences

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Samantha’s father hires Nana away from her grimy pub-cleaning job to answer the phone at his taxi service: a good-hearted gesture or a bribe to keep her and Janey quiet?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

I thought of the name of Tom Wolfe’s then-recent final novel, “Back to Blood”: The world is going back to something basic, grimy and tribal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

She took a picture of the grimy hotel room where she stayed, capturing the swirling cursive on the sign for the dialysis center across the street in the background.

From Salon • Nov. 2, 2025

Other times, he was packed into grimy cells with other men.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025

I sit on the floor of the grimy kitchen, where I can still hear everything the men say, since they aren't bothering to speak that softly.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman