dingier; dingiest
Examples of dingy in a Sentence
He's been staying in a dingy motel.
the bed sheets were pretty dingy so we threw them in the laundry pile
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In the summer of 1974, Peter was invited to show some of his pictures of nightlife, the Catacombs, and Candy Darling on her deathbed at the Floating Foundation of Photography, a dingy barge filled with handmade furniture docked at the 79th Street Boat Basin.
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Andrew Durbin, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026
Brian Hooker reported his wife missing on Sunday, April 5, saying she had been swept away from a dingy which lost power the night before, hampering his ability to seek help.
—Cristian Benavides, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Mismatched white tones in a kitchen can make some surfaces feel dingy.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 7 Apr. 2026
What was once two city blocks of dingy industrial warehouses is now an alluring complex of stores, cafes, artist studios and event space meant to attract Fort Lauderdale’s burgeoning population of young professionals and South Floridians willing to drive from Miami and West Palm Beach.
—Amanda Rosa, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
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Andrew Durbin, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026
Brian Hooker reported his wife missing on Sunday, April 5, saying she had been swept away from a dingy which lost power the night before, hampering his ability to seek help.
—Cristian Benavides, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Mismatched white tones in a kitchen can make some surfaces feel dingy.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 7 Apr. 2026
What was once two city blocks of dingy industrial warehouses is now an alluring complex of stores, cafes, artist studios and event space meant to attract Fort Lauderdale’s burgeoning population of young professionals and South Floridians willing to drive from Miami and West Palm Beach.
—Amanda Rosa, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for dingy
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“Dingy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dingy. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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