dirt

Example Sentences

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Lynsey Crombie, author of The 15 Minute Clean, agrees: "Modern dishwashers are built to detect dirt so if your plates are too clean going in, they can actually wash less effectively," she says.

From BBC

He built a hut of driftwood logs and good strong branches, with a palm-thatched roof and a hard dirt floor.

From Literature

Why give something that sucks up dirt to show you care?

From MarketWatch

Rolling clouds have taken over the sky and the air smells like wet dirt, a certain sign that rain is coming.

From Literature

The contestants in the dirt just ended up sleeping through most of it.

From Los Angeles Times