seamy

Example Sentences

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It was all a stimulating change from opera-house productions, which often lean on 18th-century elegance instead of exploring the seamy underside and corruption of the demimonde that is at the heart of the piece.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

Working with cinematographer Robby Müller, Friedkin puts a Los Angeles on screen that is equal parts glamorous and seamy, where even the palm tree in the movie’s logo looks like a gunshot wound.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2023

"The Dry" takes this juicy setup and uses it to examine the seamy underbelly of this small farming community.

From Salon • May 19, 2021

If noir is a style, its hallmarks might include terse dialogue, an interest in seamy aspects of human behavior and black-and-white cinematography.

From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2020

And though it would certainly add color to my story to present a descent into a seamy underworld, I can’t fail to mention that the North Beach Strip is only a few blocks long.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides