dirt

Example Sentences

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In a corner of a ward, on a platform above the dirt floor, the wife of one of the fighters is about to give birth.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

People want dirt, and it’s easy to give it to them.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

"The fans are just brutal here," said Guercio, who remembers a 2000s rough patch marked by six straight seasons without a playoff berth and the "dirt chanting" directed at coach Isiah Thomas.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

New York police recently used bulldozers to crush more than 200 seized dirt bikes and scooters, calling them a menace to public safety.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

It wasn’t normal gold dug out of The Mountain in clumps and pebbles, mixed with dirt.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff