dirt

Example Sentences

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Investigating the smell, she ventured about 50 feet off the dirt road, toward heavy woods, where she peered into a tree-lined creek bed.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

If you want to hear about the dirt and the lore and the legends, all of it is here, and it’s all pretty unvarnished.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

Norton said he has used the truck to navigate dirt roads covered in 6 inches of snow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Murdoch uses a harvesting rig for leeks, but this year, because rain has forced dirt between the leaves, they are being gathered by hand into which affects his planning and costs.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Each time we wandered a little farther down the country lanes that wound in every direction away from the village, the dirt beneath our feet so different from the brick streets of Haarlem.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom