filth

Example Sentences

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It’s a matter of washing off the filth—with unnatural chemicals, at that—versus never picking up the filth in the first place.

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2026

However, because of nesting pigeons within the entry, he said the filth and pest problem in the lane is worse than ever.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

"We're literally living in filth," said Rakotondrina on a tour permeated by the powerful stench of urine.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

Having lost everything, they suffer filth, hunger and disease during a months-long voyage to uncertainty.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2025

Once clear and cool, the water was now dark brown, clogged with dead insects, and it smelled of kinds of filth he could only guess at.

From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry