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
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