dirt
Example Sentences
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Pakistan piled up 556 batting first on a flat surface but the visitors were unfazed, the batters putting behind nearly two days in the dirt to rack up countless records.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
So the next time that they come in and pull somebody out of central casting, they just would want to hire better lawyers to dig up dirt on their own candidate.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
Rhode Island’s Morticia, named for the Addams Family matriarch, spent much of its life as a single leaf stalk with multiple leaflets before going dormant, leaving what looked like a big pot of dirt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
The venue is very much under construction at the moment — what had been Lot 613 is a gutted shell and a dirt lot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
I set my things down and join them in the dirt.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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