crud

Example Sentences

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It is not just a renovation after the fire, but a complete overhaul including removing decades of crud and soot built up since the last restoration.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2024

Even before COVID, a good mask would help save your lungs from the Coachella crud, especially on the long, dusty walks to and from the parking lot.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2024

Meanwhile, we’ve got car-sized space crud smashing into Australia, and another hunk of SpaceX scrap cratering into a Washington farmer’s property.

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2023

“I suspect the internet is going to be filled with crud just all over the place,” Chris Albon told me.

From New York Times • Jul. 18, 2023

Whatever the oil field crud and filth on the rest of him, his arms and face and hands were scrubbed and clean.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez