grimy
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Samantha’s father hires Nana away from her grimy pub-cleaning job to answer the phone at his taxi service: a good-hearted gesture or a bribe to keep her and Janey quiet?
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
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
How after each day’s end, I’d collapsed into bed fully clothed, grimy and exhausted.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2025
Cohn’s sound design also offered a taste of the grimy, intense New York of the 1970s, but he wanted to remain flexible in terms of period fidelity.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025
He took a seat up front and gave Vola a thumbs-up through the grimy glass.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
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