gritty

Example Sentences

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Backed by a tweaked serve, he did not drop a set until a gritty semi-final in which he was racked by full body cramps and taken to the limit by Zverev.

From BBC

The floors aren’t nearly as gritty, and the windows in the main room are now letting in almost double the light.

From Literature

The Patriots are targeting a record seventh Super Bowl following their gritty, low-scoring victory in Colorado.

From Barron's

Ferragamo, the youngest of four children, grew up in Wilmington, which was a gritty, working-class city in the 1960s, much as it is today.

From Los Angeles Times

Throughout my life, I’ve known the place as gritty on its best days.

From Los Angeles Times