dirt
Example Sentences
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It’s coming from the direction of the dirt trail, so I follow it.
From Literature
They’d used the records laid down in rock and dirt over centuries and millennia to weave a story of what had happened long ago.
From Literature
Rubaya sits on steep hillsides carved by deep ravines with dirt roads, often impassable during the rainy season, winding between unstable slopes.
From Barron's
Based in Salinas, Calif., a blue-collar city outside of Monterey, the floors of Pacific Valley are frequently covered in dirt that farmers track in, dressed in Wrangler jeans and work boots.
In the meantime, to get to work at the market, Rahesh must walk for two hours along a rutted dirt road between barren mountains before he can catch a ride.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
