begrimed
Example Sentences
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He silently took the lantern from Reginchen, and preceded Leah up the narrow, time begrimmed staircase that led to the store rooms.
From The Children of the World by Heyse, Paul
I was present at the reading of one, called, I think, ‘The 188 Self-styled Philosopher,’ in which a fat president’s wife, begrimmed with snuff, leads about in triumph this pretended sage, with a rose-colored ribbon.
From Lives of Celebrated Women by Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold)
"Well," said Harry, taking a good survey of his friend, who was as wet and begrimmed as a boy could be, "if she looks as bad as you do I don't want to see her."
From No Moss The Career of a Rolling Stone by Castlemon, Harry
