How to Use grimy in a Sentence

grimy

adjective

• In a world this grimy, there’s nowhere to turn for help.
  — Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
• The streets were dirty and grimy, crime ran amok and morale was at an all-time low.
  — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 7 July 2021
• The cover is tattered, ink-stained and grimy around the edges.
  — Tim Carman, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2022
• And that only scrapes the surface of this grimy rogue’s gallery.
  — Kim Kelly, The New Republic, 28 Apr. 2020
• The streets were dirty and grimy, crime ran rampant and morale was at an all-time low.
  — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2022
• The woodblock floor was covered in a grimy black goop, and an oily haze hung in the air.
  — Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 29 Apr. 2023
• Have a grimy sheet pan that no amount of scrubbing will get clean?
  — Mackenzie Chung Fegan, Bon Appétit, 11 Oct. 2022
• The grimy floors, with trails of dirt closing in around a drain below my feet.
  — Jenna Birch, Health.com, 20 May 2020
• The undersides of his white sport socks were grimy with dirt.
  — Douglas Stuart, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2020
• Just their lyrics, the imagery, the Kung-Fu element to it, the dirty, grimy hip-hop beats.
  — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 6 May 2022
• While that may be a badge of honor on the mound, that grimy peak may not look as good in the bleachers.
  — Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2024
• While that may be a badge of honor on the mound, that grimy peak may not look as good in the bleachers.
  — Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2023
• Dad worked at the steelworks cleaning out the furnaces, a grimy job.
  — Marc Myers, WSJ, 22 Nov. 2022
• There was a grimy old tub in one room, a dingy, derelict fridge in another.
  — Mark Shanahan, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Oct. 2022
• Like Las Vegas itself, the arts district is a mixture of the rough, the grimy and the sublime.
  — Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2022
• His yellow Nomex shirt was grimy and ripped across the back of his shoulders, as if he’d been mauled by a tiger.
  — The New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2021
• And in its place was the grimy, six-inch beak of Australia’s most infamous bird.
  — Michael E. Miller, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2024
• Dirty, grimy, no cut and scruffy — just ain’t even worried about nothing.
  — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2022
• Next, give your bathroom a deep clean by tackling grimy grout.
  — Ryan Conner, Dallas News, 24 Mar. 2023
• Yet over a half-century, the city’s grimy commerce climbed that hill.
  — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
• It’s a battered and grimy object, probably in need of some Purell, and I’ll be thrilled to be rid of it.
  — Chris Colin, SFChronicle.com, 4 Sep. 2020
• Grill brushes get grimy, not to mention the loose bristles.
  — Carolyn Forte, Good Housekeeping, 17 Aug. 2021
• From the grimy streets of Hollywood to the chill vibes of Venice, there is a sense of home for me that permeates within the smog.
  — Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2023
• In his first season with the Pelicans, Hart was one of the few players on the roster who did not shy away from the grimy parts of the game.
  — Christian Clark | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 24 Aug. 2020
• Santa Claus is coming to the grindhouse in this gross, grimy new slasher.
  — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 23 Dec. 2022
• And for renters who might be stuck with grimy old kitchen or bathroom tiles, peel-and-stick tile is just as versatile.
  — Nathalie Kirby, House Beautiful, 17 Sep. 2020
• Her hair, which fell loosely on her back, was given a wet look, while her skin showcased a glossy (and, well, grimy) glow.
  — Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2023
• The concepts are felt through grimy, bass-heavy productions that slice and dice through your gray matter.
  — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 14 Feb. 2020
• On the surface, Summer of Sam would seem to be just that— a grimy New York tale about the summer of 1997, when a serial killer left the city in fear.
  — Elliott Smith, EW.com, 3 Feb. 2023
• Then again, there’s nothing wrong with treating yourself to little things that make the grind seem less grimy.
  — Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Feb. 2023

Last Updated: 28 May 2024