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 couple spent 118 days — nearly four months — on their raft and dingy in the open water before they were rescued by chance by a passing Korean vessel.
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Susan Young, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Always look for bright, vibrant heads of lettuce and avoid brown spots or dingy yellow leaves.
—Lauren O'Connor, Health, 3 Sep. 2025
Driveway or garage looking a little dingy?
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
The new crime comedy Caught Stealing unfolds in the year 1998, traveling across a distinctly grungy New York City—all dingy subway platforms and drab Chinatown apartments.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
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Susan Young, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Always look for bright, vibrant heads of lettuce and avoid brown spots or dingy yellow leaves.
—Lauren O'Connor, Health, 3 Sep. 2025
Driveway or garage looking a little dingy?
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
The new crime comedy Caught Stealing unfolds in the year 1998, traveling across a distinctly grungy New York City—all dingy subway platforms and drab Chinatown apartments.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 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 16 Sep. 2025.
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