grime

Example Sentences

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Cinematographer Guillermo Garza shoots neglected settings like fine art, embracing the grime.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

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

At this time, grime was still a young and developing genre of music that was emerging out of the electronic dance scene.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025

He was freezing cold and caked in grime and sure of absolutely nothing except that he had just made a series of horrible mistakes, each worse than the last.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny