dingier; dingiest
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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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Or swap a dingy old pullover for this oversized crewneck sweatshirt that’s equally comfortable but far more polished.
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Clara McMahon, People.com, 5 Oct. 2024
Using too much detergent can leave the backpack with soap residue, which lends a dingy appearance to the bag.
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—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2024
Its white backgrounds are pristine instead of dingy, and there's no pixelation around the edges of letters.
—Eric Grevstad, PCMAG, 8 Aug. 2024
But everybody within the story is flummoxed, especially when Maddie moves into a dingy apartment on the Black side of Baltimore.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Clara McMahon, People.com, 5 Oct. 2024
Using too much detergent can leave the backpack with soap residue, which lends a dingy appearance to the bag.
3.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2024
Its white backgrounds are pristine instead of dingy, and there's no pixelation around the edges of letters.
—Eric Grevstad, PCMAG, 8 Aug. 2024
But everybody within the story is flummoxed, especially when Maddie moves into a dingy apartment on the Black side of Baltimore.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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 Oct. 2024.
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