grubby
Example Sentences
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In Mohit’s telling, Laxman seems merely grubby and small-minded.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
For admirers who like their Bard semidivine, it’s unappealing to think of him amid these grubby realities.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
"After a really busy summer the city can look a bit grubby and that's just because we don't have the money to keep it to a good standard," he said.
From BBC • Oct. 1, 2025
Most recently, Wilson wrote Thursday that her father is a “delusional and grubby little control freak who hasn’t matured as a person for 38 years.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2024
They stayed devoted to their Sunday night mixed doubles bowling league and were deeply involved in local politics—which were no less grubby than the politics they left behind in the city.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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