dirt

Example Sentences

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To understand the mechanics of the horse’s gait, his team placed a series of cameras along a stretch of dirt road on what would later become the university’s campus.

From Slate • May 25, 2026

Having started playing on the red dirt aged three, 21-year-old Sierra demonstrated her ability by recently pushing reigning French Open champion Coco Gauff in Rome.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Long staunchly anti-union, late founder Lee Byung-chul once vowed never to allow unions "until I have dirt over my eyes".

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

The state media broadcast featured the 42-year-old dictator paying homage to the deceased, scattering dirt over one tomb and laying a white rose on another.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Actual garbage goes back in the plastic bag, and we lay the postcard pieces on a flat patch of dirt.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller