grubby

Example Sentences

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She might be grubby and awkward on the ground, but in flight, the locals said, Mal Arvorian was a thing worth seeing.

From Literature

I look down the long, grubby platform, squinting to find the station sign.

From Literature

"Dirty" and "grubby" telephone boxes are a blight on a city centre, say local residents, who are calling for upgraded, digital communication kiosks to replace them.

From BBC

For here was Simon Harley-Dickinson gently helping her to her feet, and the Incorrigibles, their faces grubby and hands sticky from candy, clambering out of the town coach and crowding anxiously around her.

From Literature

As the name suggests, From The Pyre is darker, grubbier, more gothically grandiose than their critically acclaimed debut, Prelude To Ecstasy.

From BBC