dingy

Example Sentences

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The veil between this world and the next is so thin that Clark can literally walk right through it, from his dingy store into the familiar yellow dimension of the film’s opening sequence.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

Here, the band went further, using Sphere’s state-of-the-art environs to imagine itself back in a dingy club or student union.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

They could end up nursing a grudge that they paid $200 a night for a space that resembles a dingy roadside motel rather than a boutique experience.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Goodwill, long known for its dingy thrift stores with dark, crammed aisles and overflowing bins, is getting more glamorous.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

He hastily poured some fresh water over the parakeet and dried him off on the tail of his T-shirt, which was huge and dingy and probably belonged to his father.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder