dirty
Example Sentences
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By 1952, Haagy had figured out the smog recipe: Start with the dirty leftovers of burning fossil fuel from factories, oil refineries, and the unburned gas exhaust from cars and trucks.
From Los Angeles Times
In other cases, that means turning to older and dirtier energy sources like coal.
From Salon
The Philippines is allowing consumers to use dirtier fuels.
They say that despite the leaks, a broken lift, "dirty" communal areas and "no visible improvement to the property or complex", the monthly service charge has continued to rise to just under £300.
From BBC
But as accusations of corruption and dirty tricks against Mitterrand began to mount, his relations with the president became more distant.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
