dirt
Example Sentences
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Days after a wall of water and debris ripped through Nepal, Shanti Lamichhane sat on a fruit crate in the dirt where her village once stood, staring at what remained of her home.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
In an undeveloped eastern part of the city, the caravan turned off the pavement and bumped along a dirt road to an opening in the Joshua trees where a broken-down recreational vehicle came into view.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Driving along a dirt track on the hill behind it, we met a Palestinian vegetable farmer, living in the house he was born in 53 years ago.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
By the spring of 2009, when the market was dirt cheap, buybacks had dropped by 85%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
That’s when I bend forward, hands on my knees, and retch into the dirt.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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