dirt
Example Sentences
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Why give something that sucks up dirt to show you care?
From MarketWatch
Rolling clouds have taken over the sky and the air smells like wet dirt, a certain sign that rain is coming.
From Literature
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The contestants in the dirt just ended up sleeping through most of it.
From Los Angeles Times
She was dressed in a bright blue pantsuit and cheddar-yellow shoes smudged with dirt at the base.
From Literature
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The parents headed to the far side of the lot, and Claire and her brother found the hill of dirt the bulldozer had made.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.