grubbiness
Example Sentences
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The deep shadows, the mean co-workers, and the general grubbiness of Simon James’ surroundings are all meant to make the corporate world look grimly dystopian.
From The Verge ● Dec. 7, 2018
The characters in “Flaked” are experiencing a marginalization-in-progress, exemplified by an everyday grubbiness and a sense of loss and personal failure.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 10, 2016
It would like to remind you of “Fargo” — what with all the snow, the grubbiness and greed, the exaggerated accents and off-kilter rhythms — and it kind of does, but in a dispiriting way.
From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2012
Nothing on-screen suggests the foggy, tactile grubbiness of previous bustling, unglamorous, town-based westerns to which "Deadwood" has often been compared.
From Salon ● Dec. 12, 2010
“Good lord, look at you!” he cried, delighted at my grubbiness.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
