How to Use grunge in a Sentence

grunge

noun
  • I cleared the grunge out of the drains.
  • I'm a fan of grunge.
  • The ‘90s were the decade of grunge rock and rap-going-big.
    Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 18 July 2022
  • The mani fits right in with the resurgence in grunge goth glam.
    Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 7 Mar. 2024
  • But, then again, that was pretty much the grunge scene at the time.
    Lucia Gillot, SPIN, 6 July 2023
  • The grunge rock album reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200.
    Heidi Pérez-Moreno, Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2023
  • Ryan showed off a more grunge side in a leather jacket.
    Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 25 Oct. 2023
  • At the time, the high-low mix of grunge and glamour was groundbreaking.
    Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • At the time, all this grunge and everything was coming in.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2023
  • To play up the outfit's grunge appeal, Alexandra's hair was placed in a messy bun.
    Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 6 Nov. 2022
  • And make sure to stick it through to the end for a hint about what might have happened to one of grunge music’s biggest stars.
    Cinephiles Apr. 13, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2023
  • But she’s been a punk, a headbanger, a grunge brat, a club kid, an R&B girl-for-hire, and a law-breaking lover of 4 Non Blondes.
    Kate Sullivan, SPIN, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Fast-forward to the 1990s, and the denim maxi found its place firmly within the grunge movement.
    Boutayna Chokrane, ELLE, 16 June 2023
  • Other bands drank and drugged and decadenced to escape their grunge angst or the pressures of fame.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2022
  • Richie’s career did slow down among the new landscape of grunge and hip-hop music during the 1990s.
    cleveland, 29 Oct. 2022
  • There were even fair isle sweaters paired with leopard print skirts (not your mother’s grunge).
    New York Times, 11 May 2022
  • Pink In the pop star's yearbook photo, her cord necklace highlighted the grunge flair of the decade.
    Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2023
  • His band T-shirts are either post-punk or proto-grunge.
    Clarissa Cruz, EW.com, 25 July 2022
  • In 1994 Kurt Cobain committed suicide, and grunge more or less died with him.
    Lucia Gillot, SPIN, 6 July 2023
  • As a child, Mr. Ousley preferred classic rock, hip-hop, rap and grunge.
    Abby Ellin, New York Times, 29 Oct. 2022
  • Heavy hip-hop, grunge, lo-fi… there are many musical facets to j-hope as a solo artist.
    Tamar Herman, Variety, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Maisie Williams' patchwork gingham dress brought a grunge aesthetic to the Dior front row.
    Zizi Strater, Peoplemag, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Marc Jacobs and John Galliano, the bad boys of ’90s grunge and glamour, have been in recovery for years.
    Nick Haramis Lise Sarfati Delphine Danhier, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2023
  • What’s the vibe?: An ode to old-school hip-hop, with grunge, alt-rock, and punk influences adding extra layers of angst.
    Vulture, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Indie grunge is back in a big way, and channeling the best parts of the specific vibe is made easy wit this go-to from Gray.
    Calin Van Paris, Peoplemag, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Right The fairy grunge aesthetic is all about muted and subdued tones.
    Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Jan. 2024
  • The Alive is heavily influenced by the heavy sound of Seattle grunge.
    Julie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 May 2022
  • When popular music grows stale, a jolt is inevitable, from the progressive rock of the ’70s to punk or grunge.
    Ken Budd, Washington Post, 25 May 2022
  • Of course, the counter to the soft, neutral eye was heavy liner—part of grunge’s gritty foil to the era’s polished minimalism.
    Tia Williams, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Do Souza’s material tends to be folkie, but can veer into hard rock and even screamy grunge.
    Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 24 May 2023

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