grimier; grimiest
griminess
noun
Examples of grimy in a Sentence
this mirror is so grimy you can barely see your reflection in it
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Scenes stretch on too long, Lynette’s misbegotten plans play out in predictable fashion, and even a handful of genuinely thrilling action sequences (like Lynette’s escape from that grimy garage, told through an eye-popping oner) can’t quite keep things ticking along.
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2025
Madsen, born in Chicago in September 1957 to a filmmaker mother and firefighter father, began his professional screen career in the early 1980s but became best known for playing grimy antagonists in his collaborations with Tarantino.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
The rubber seal on your dishwasher, refrigerator, or washing machine can get pretty grimy.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2025
Looming on the horizon above him is the remnants of a dystopian Tokyo that looks grimy and undeniably pretty in equal measure.
—Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2025
Madsen, born in Chicago in September 1957 to a filmmaker mother and firefighter father, began his professional screen career in the early 1980s but became best known for playing grimy antagonists in his collaborations with Tarantino.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
The rubber seal on your dishwasher, refrigerator, or washing machine can get pretty grimy.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2025
Looming on the horizon above him is the remnants of a dystopian Tokyo that looks grimy and undeniably pretty in equal measure.
—Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for grimy
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“Grimy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grimy. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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