seamy

Example Sentences

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Though the case featured sometimes seamy discussion of sex and tabloid industry practices, the actual charges concern something decidedly less flashy: reimbursements Trump signed for Cohen for the payments.

From Seattle Times

It could also allow Trump to drag the case into the seamy tabloid waters that he has been swimming in for decades.

From New York Times

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

But for fans of those seamy places where art and smut intersect, this movie is a nasty little treat.

From Los Angeles Times

There’s no seamy underside to these works, which are both elegant and modern, as if there is no contradiction between the two ideas.

From Washington Post