How to Use dirty in a Sentence

dirty

1 of 2 adjective

• Try not to get your clothes dirty.
• All my socks are dirty.
• I can't breathe this dirty city air.
• I hate listening to his dirty jokes.
• The baby has a dirty diaper.
• The velvet may be hard to clean if the flats get dirty or stained.
  — Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 22 June 2023
• The China study is not the first to link dirty air with suicide.
  — Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2024
• Beanies can hide your dirty hair and keep your head and ears warm.
  — Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2023
• Many trains in the country are decades old and dirty, while the tracks need revamping.
  — Rhea Mogul, CNN, 4 May 2023
• Sato said that in the last outbreak, in 2015, much of the spread was from farm to farm, truck tires and dirty boots dragging the virus with them.
  — Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 2 May 2023
• Goossen sat on the edge of the ring, dressed in denim head to toe, hair slicked back like Elvis, if the King’s hair was dyed dirty blond.
  — Tyler R. Tynes, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2023
• The machine didn’t get dirty quickly, and the air filter was easy to access.
  — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Aug. 2023
• The artist remembered the child’s shoes – dirty, tattered down, beat up.
  — Taylor Crumpton, Essence, 26 July 2023
• Doyle chose a deep, farmhouse-style sink that would keep dirty dishes out of sight.
  — Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2023
• Her bedroom is wall-to-wall clothes, dirty dishes, etc.
  — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2023
• The airless pump helps with this as well, protecting the retinol from light and dirty fingers.
  — Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2023
• At a clearing in the brush, a clunky wooden dock is still pulled onshore for the season amid piles of dirty snow.
  — Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 May 2023
• Advertisement The public is warned to stay out of the dirty water.
  — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2023
• These are durable and made to get dirty on the road, and can be used multiple times between washes.
  — Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2023
• Getting our hands dirty in the garden is one of the best ways to boost mental and physical health.
  — Jen Murphy, WSJ, 17 June 2023
• The bottom of the bag is a convenient shoe storage area that keeps dirty shoes away from clothing.
  — Taylor Gumm, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2024
• Wear clothes that can get dirty and closed-toe shoes and bring sun protection, water and snacks.
  — Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023
• No place to put it when traveling or [the] bottom gets dirty sitting down.
  — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2023
• The jelly cleanser gets down and dirty removing all of the grease and the day’s pollution from your face and helping your skin glow.
  — Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2024
• Use two tablespoons for a light load and four tablespoons for a large or dirty load.
  — Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Mar. 2024
• On the flip side, a dirty system can degrade air quality.
  — Jamie Ducharme, Time, 7 July 2023
• This usually results in two archetypes: The dirty grandpa, or the Julie Andrews.
  — Haley Strack, National Review, 12 Nov. 2023
• The students pack up their leftovers, the dirty pots and pans are magicked away by a trio of helpful assistants, and the lights go out.
  — Jordan P. Hickey, Longreads, 22 Feb. 2024
• In a dirty hallway crammed with Secret Service agents, Trump spoke to television cameras.
  — Michael Rothfeld Emily Woo Zeller Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
• The wet-dry vacuum also has dual tanks to keep clean water separate from dirty water and dry messes.
  — Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024

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dirty

2 of 2 verb

• Take off your shoes to keep from dirtying the floor.
• Her fingers were dirtied with ink.
• The hit looked clean, even if the outcome dirtied Krug.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 24 Dec. 2019
• The virus has gotten more of us outdoors, too, dirtying our hands in the soil.
  — cleveland, 1 June 2020
• Toys on the floor, dirtied dishes from dinner in the sink and artwork on the fridge.
  — Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2017
• Call it a 3-day-old snow scene, after the village's cars have dirtied all the white flakes.
  — Lauren Piro, Good Housekeeping, 11 Dec. 2014
• The area is exposed to the east, so any stiff wind from that direction will beat it up and dirty the water.
  — Todd Masson, NOLA.com, 9 May 2017
• Hell, maybe therapists should step out of the office and dirty their hands in the muck of their patients’ lives.
  — Time, 23 Jan. 2023
• That applies to makeup as well, which can quickly dirty the inside of the mask.
  — cleveland, 15 Apr. 2020
• Another student complained the boy’s skin would dirty up the crayons.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2021
• If a paper towel is available, be sure to use it to turn off the faucet to avoid dirtying your hands again.
  — Emily Bamforth, cleveland, 4 Mar. 2020
• Democrats say the focus on Burisma is part of an effort to dirty up Trump’s main rival in the 2020 contest.
  — Jerry Dunleavy, Washington Examiner, 6 Aug. 2020
• Democrats say this focus is an effort to dirty up Trump’s 2020 rival.
  — Jerry Dunleavy, Washington Examiner, 10 Aug. 2020
• Now, Dake will wash her uniform a last time and prepare to dirty a new uniform next season.
  — Randy Sachs, star-telegram.com, 24 May 2017
• Until a jockey can ditch a dirtied set for a clean look, life in the fast lane is awful stressful.
  — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 19 May 2018
• The breeze and warm summer air banished moisture and the need to dirty and wash another device.
  — New York Times, 19 July 2022
• Markings on the cup are extra helpful for quick and easy prep, as there's no need to dirty any measuring cups or spoons in the process.
  — Brigitt Earley, Good Housekeeping, 25 May 2022
• Place Mat Keep your pet from dirtying up your vacation digs.
  — Nellah McGough, Southern Living, 21 May 2015
• For shoes, Cross chose sleek combat boots, as Beckham went for his trusty Vans, which were slightly dirtied.
  — Vogue, 10 Apr. 2019
• Dislikes: Anything that will dirty her pristine white coat.
  — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 25 Nov. 2021
• His uniform already had been dirtied by his earlier dash around the bases.
  — Dennis Lin, sandiegouniontribune.com, 29 July 2017
• Then came an interesting twist: China was dirtying up the whole globe, Thiel said.
  — Thomas Meaney, Harper's magazine, 20 Jan. 2020
• Spanish-style eggs with garlicky crumbs and chorizo makes a spicy, deep-flavored brunch for a kale lover, and dirties only one pan.
  — Barry Estabrook, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2017
• Richard could not catch the waiter’s eye, and the plates lingered too long, the silverware dirtied and askew, and who wanted to stare at the soiled instruments of their feeding?
  — Emma Cline, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2017
• Bonus: This recipe only dirties one pan, so cleanup is a lot faster than traditional lasagna, too.
  — Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2017
• Set designers painted on rust, dirtied air vents, and added a general patina of schmutz to the queue scenes, all in service of the story.
  — Arthur Levine, USA TODAY, 14 May 2018
• Jones includes a recipe for baked pasta that requires you to dirty exactly one pan — a casserole dish — and a small mixing bowl for the topping.
  — Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2022
• After seeing what happens, probably not — feel free to dirty up this lifeguard look with some heinous face paint.
  — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 30 June 2020
• Silverfield wanted to recreate the cheese blend of Gruyère and Emmental, while ditching the act of meting the cheese, dipping the bread, and dirtying up her table.
  — Alex Delany, Bon Appetit, 6 Apr. 2017
• The children of San Lorenzo, who had taken to throwing vegetables out the window and dirtying the walls, now love to wash their hands and set the table, handling the ceramic tableware with care.
  — Rivka Galchen, Harper's Magazine, 7 Jan. 2022

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