grimy
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I thought of the name of Tom Wolfe’s then-recent final novel, “Back to Blood”: The world is going back to something basic, grimy and tribal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
“They’re a grimy group—and I say that with great respect.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025
How after each day’s end, I’d collapsed into bed fully clothed, grimy and exhausted.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2025
She took a picture of the grimy hotel room where she stayed, capturing the swirling cursive on the sign for the dialysis center across the street in the background.
From Salon • Nov. 2, 2025
Halfway down the street, he slipped into a building with grimy windows and a swinging metal sign overhead: a frothing mug surrounded by a circle of twisted rope.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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