How to Use dirt in a Sentence

dirt

noun

• Pack dirt loosely around the base of the plant.
• You've got some dirt on your face.
• No amount of cleaning will get rid of all this dirt.
• Their shoes were covered with dirt.
• Infielders must have both feet on the infield dirt, not on the grass.
  — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
• Use a pumping or swirling motion to move the bag through the water, which will rinse out dirt and detergent.
  — Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2024
• Typically, the build-up in your sink is a result of dirt, soap, and hair that have obstructed the drain.
  — Angela Belt, House Beautiful, 29 Mar. 2023
• It was designed to twist with ease to catch dirt, dust, and everything in between, no matter the location.
  — Sabrina Talbert, Women's Health, 29 Mar. 2023
• At an affordable price, the durable outdoor rug is woven with thick polypropylene yarns that the brand claims can withstand rain, sun, snow and dirt.
  — Amanda Constantine, Good Housekeeping, 31 Mar. 2023
• Micelles act like a magnet for dirt and pollution, gently lifting particles away from the scalp.
  — Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 26 Oct. 2024
• This Korean face wash melts away makeup, dirt, and sunscreen, leaving your skin with a clean feel without any oily remnants.
  — Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2024
• Its powerful suction picks up pet hair, spills, dirt, and debris with ease, while its zigzag mapping function makes sure nothing gets left behind.
  — Maggie Horton, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
• Buildup is a common issue that occurs naturally from styling products, dead skin cells, dirt, and natural oils.
  — Jessica Fields, Essence, 21 Oct. 2024
• The same ingredients that target dirt and oils in your hair can easily be redirected to lift difficult grease around the home.
  — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2024
• Following the plane crash, Taissa starts venturing out in the freezing wilderness by herself to climb trees and...eat dirt?
  — Rose Minutaglio, ELLE, 29 Mar. 2023
• The new shift rule: At the start of each pitch, teams must have at least two infielders on either side of second base, with all four positioned on the infield dirt.
  — Jesse Yomtov, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2023
• Step 1: Begin by thoroughly washing your produce to remove dirt and bacteria.
  — Devineé Lingo, M.s., Health, 21 Oct. 2024
• Kendall, at the end of season three, on the dirt ground of that parking lot, kind of unburdens himself of this terrible secret he’s been carrying around, that’s been eating him alive from the inside.
  — Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Mar. 2023
• The dock empties the dirt basket and cleans and dries the mop.
  — WIRED, 9 July 2023
• And the roots that came through the dirt were made from plastic.
  — Jordan Riefe, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2023
• But dirt paths lead along the base of the hills where the poppies massed.
  — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2023
• Their eggs are tiny and can look like bits of dirt to the naked eye.
  — Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 24 May 2024
• Police drove across the dirt while a garbage truck parked at the top of a hill.
  — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2023
• To clean it, just wipe dirt and grime off it with a damp cloth.
  — Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 2 May 2024
• The park, at the time, was home to a dirt soccer field and futsal court.
  — Jorge Ramos, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2023
• In the eighth race of the day, Freezing Point, a 50-1 long shot, pulled up along the back stretch of the dirt track.
  — Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 6 May 2023
• And then a tunnel appeared, like a punch hole in the dirt.
  — Hazlitt, 2 Aug. 2023
• First, Trump tried to shake down Ukraine for dirt on Hunter Biden.
  — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 7 July 2023
• Most of the dirt was gone and the color was vibrant and refreshed.
  — Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 9 Nov. 2023
• The trail starts on a wide dirt path on the southeastern side of Cowles peak.
  — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 11 Nov 2024