grubby
Example Sentences
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In Mohit’s telling, Laxman seems merely grubby and small-minded.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
For admirers who like their Bard semidivine, it’s unappealing to think of him amid these grubby realities.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
The teenagers designed and tailored the outfits and also doubled up as models to showcase their creations, with the grubby walls and terraces of the slum providing the backdrop for their ramp walk.
From BBC • Nov. 22, 2024
Heaven help the grubby finger that even attempts to graze their wings.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2024
Though her own excitement felt false, it cheered her some to hear the cries of surprise and pleasure, and to feel the grubby, grabbing hands reaching toward her.
From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder
Vocabulary lists containing grubby
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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