gritty

Example Sentences

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Itauma initially "wanted to be world champion by 20", but these gritty encounters tempered that ambition.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Appropriate to a character who lives for being onscreen, “Bait” plays with the language of film — gritty procedural, a burst of Bollywood, romantic comedy — though not necessarily to the usual ends.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Euphoria became a cultural phenomenon thanks to its intense, gritty, often graphic treatment of teenagers navigating adult situations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

“This was gonna be a gritty, tough game that we had to win with effort. And we did that.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

Bod’s view of things was upside down at this point, bouncing up and down on the back of the 33rd President of the United States, gritty sand from the path blown up into his face.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman