trashy

Example Sentences

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Rivers that wind through Los Angeles County have a trashy reputation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

It’s trashy noir yet elevated and totally dead-eyed — as if Flannery O’Connor took a crack at writing a James M. Cain story.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

Mr. Powell’s talents would be better served by less trashy material.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

“Temptation Island,” an EPA Superfund site among trashy romance competition shows, predates all of these.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2025

“Littlest one, he’s nothin’ but a trashy dog—he’ll run down most anything ’cept what I’m after.

From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor