dingy

Example Sentences

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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

The Mexican singer-songwriter has always found the dingy, artificially lit interiors of the city’s casinos to be a bit unsettling.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025

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

I was standing in the emergency department at 11 p.m. under dingy hospital fluorescent lighting.

From Slate • Aug. 1, 2025

“I love books and I wanna be around ’em all day, even if it’s in some dingy basement at a stuffy old university on the Upper West Side.”

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older