grime

Example Sentences

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In addition to grime, gore and disdain for governments, the ragtime gangsters of “Peaky Blinders” provided a minor education.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

She and other Alexandrians agree the tramway needs work: inside the hand-calligraphied blue exterior, grime covers every surface.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

These people have nothing, but they show up at the juke joint and you see the sweat and grit and grime on the clothes next to people who made a nice dress.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2025

"They are incredibly headstrong people and probably saw the pitfalls of signing deals," says RWD magazine founder Dacre Bracey, who has covered grime since its inception.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025

Zeitoun washed away all the sweat and grime, and what he assumed was a fair amount of oil and raw sewage.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers