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

A massive "Home Furnishings" banner glares over the line of grubby once-white caravans, many with padlocked doors and windows taped shut.

From BBC • May 2, 2025

But the first time Qualls saw the sorry state of the equipment taken in by Bush — specifically a grubby charbroiler — he was shocked.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2024

There are piles of stuff everywhere: books and newspapers, loose papers and boxes, grubby plates.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin