grimy

Example Sentences

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I thought of the name of Tom Wolfe’s then-recent final novel, “Back to Blood”: The world is going back to something basic, grimy and tribal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

“They’re a grimy group—and I say that with great respect.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

She took a picture of the grimy hotel room where she stayed, capturing the swirling cursive on the sign for the dialysis center across the street in the background.

From Salon • Nov. 2, 2025

"I was really very excited to be in the Republican palace," one soldier told me as we walked down the grimy red carpet.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2025

What I couldn’t get out of my skull was the thought of their rough, grimy hands all over my clean sneaks.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore