filthy
Example Sentences
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Four years ago, Robert Brovdi was more comfortable in auction houses like Christie's than filthy trenches.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
Fruit makes up more than half of the filthy bunch, according to a report released Tuesday by the nonprofit.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026
That included eight months inside the notorious Villa Marista prison where he was held with three other men in a filthy, vermin-infested cell the area of a king-size mattress.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
"The smell is awful, very pungent. It is also unpleasant to look at. It looks filthy," said Nurhasanah, who like many Indonesians only has one name.
From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026
Anything was better than the filthy rags I was wearing.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
Vocabulary lists containing filthy
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