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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The movie begins in the 1950s with Springsteen’s mother, Adele (Gabby Hoffman), driving a young Bruce (Matthew Anthony Pellicano) up to a dingy bar and asking him to go inside.
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Game Room Goals Unlike the dingy basements of yesteryear, today's rec rooms blend retro charm with modern polish, making a stylish case for analog games and good old-fashioned face time.
—Catherine Hong, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2025
Area rugs can help protect high-traffic areas from becoming worn, faded, or dingy over time.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
Leave downtown to find a couple of pearls tucked into dingy strip malls.
—Peter Cameron, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Game Room Goals Unlike the dingy basements of yesteryear, today's rec rooms blend retro charm with modern polish, making a stylish case for analog games and good old-fashioned face time.
—Catherine Hong, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2025
Area rugs can help protect high-traffic areas from becoming worn, faded, or dingy over time.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
Leave downtown to find a couple of pearls tucked into dingy strip malls.
—Peter Cameron, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
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 28 Oct. 2025.
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