dirt
Example Sentences
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September carrots can look almost too virtuous at the farmers market: sturdy bunches, feathery green tops, dirt in the creases.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
On both sides of the road leading to the settlement from Israel, the army has demolished stores in recent days and blocked several dirt roads to Palestinian communities with piles of rubble.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
She collects material from other places, too, like dirt from her daughter’s preschool yard or sand from local beaches — anything elemental that “will really alchemize and change form in the kiln.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
"I thought 'maybe they have got the wrong person' or 'is there a bit of dirt on the screen?'."
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
They looked like they were having such fun, rolling in the dirt and laughing.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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