filth

Example Sentences

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It’s a matter of washing off the filth—with unnatural chemicals, at that—versus never picking up the filth in the first place.

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2026

However, because of nesting pigeons within the entry, he said the filth and pest problem in the lane is worse than ever.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

"We're literally living in filth," said Rakotondrina on a tour permeated by the powerful stench of urine.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

Having lost everything, they suffer filth, hunger and disease during a months-long voyage to uncertainty.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2025

In an instant he took in a ruined face as rough as tree bark; waist-length hair matted with filth; a rancid cape of slimy yellow reeds.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver