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

His body was later found in a hospital, wet and covered in dirt.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

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

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

That changed in 2024 when he bought his son, then 9, a low-speed dirt bike from Walmart.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Then something showered down on top of me, and when I opened my mouth to yell, I got a mouthful of dirt.

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