dingier; dingiest
Examples of dingy in a Sentence
He's been staying in a dingy motel.
the bed sheets were pretty dingy so we threw them in the laundry pile
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The film follows his wife, Eunice, who is also incarcerated in a dark and dingy prison cell for several weeks before she is released without explanation and left to fend for the family’s five children.
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Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
Tequila and heroin can only dull the pain for so long before Lee’s desperate yearning for something more cuts through the haze and sends him back out into dingy bars and narrow alleys, prowling with a predatory lust for men.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
Deep cleaning fabrics: Fabrics that are dingy or yellowed from age or product buildup, or that have deeply set-in stains, can be restored using oxygen bleach.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2024
The dingy, raw feeling of the subculture has faded somewhat — the majority of American gaming arcades have closed down — but the community has maintained its spirit.
—Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
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Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
Tequila and heroin can only dull the pain for so long before Lee’s desperate yearning for something more cuts through the haze and sends him back out into dingy bars and narrow alleys, prowling with a predatory lust for men.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
Deep cleaning fabrics: Fabrics that are dingy or yellowed from age or product buildup, or that have deeply set-in stains, can be restored using oxygen bleach.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2024
The dingy, raw feeling of the subculture has faded somewhat — the majority of American gaming arcades have closed down — but the community has maintained its spirit.
—Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dingy
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“Dingy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dingy. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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