gritty
Example Sentences
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Gritty paddle surfaces and the influence of topspin-trained tennis interlopers has accelerated pace and rewarded hitters who put extra English on the ball.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
But the moment other people started to bad-mouth Gritty, talking about how terrifying, creepy, and—dare I say—weird the Flyers’ orange, googly-eyed mascot was, we changed our tune and fast.
From Slate • Aug. 6, 2024
Douglas has a theory that bluegrass makes mainstream inroads in times of political turmoil, beginning with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s “Will the Circle Be Unbroken” during the Vietnam War.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2023
Gritty and unglamorous, it's exactly the sort of thing a major label would recoil from releasing.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2023
Gritty summer light spills through the open trapdoor into the cellar.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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