seediness

Example Sentences

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Beneath the supernatural grotesqueries, Mr. King reflects on the mundane horrors—insularity, seediness and dead ends—of American small-town life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025

But the thankless and unglamorous work of listening to residents gripe about the seediness of the streets turned out to be a legal gold mine.

From Washington Post • Dec. 7, 2018

I think there would be a kind of seediness to that, that would offend a very proud man like Anthony Kennedy.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2017

But the seeming lack of responsibility from the high-profile players involved, the seediness of the stories, and the lethargic response from NZ rugby leadership, have left a bitter taste in many Kiwi mouths.

From The Guardian • Nov. 10, 2016

Agricultural prospects thus present a hopeful appearance; but then, by reason of the extent of land sown, a great many fields must be in a state of seediness.

From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various