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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If your outdoor rug is looking a little dingy, or worse, a little soap and water and some spot-cleaning can get rid of grime and stains and get it back to a presentable state.
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
And yet, the artists are still here, and their music survives, cropping up in dingy basements and bar back rooms.
—Taran Dugal, New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2026
The piece follows Liliom, a hopelessly romantic carny whose passion gets the better of him in a dingy amusement park at the height of America’s Great Depression.
—Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
The Saturday warmup finally melted some of the city's snow, but a drive through Manhattan revealed car after car parked and surrounded by dingy, dirty piles of ice.
—Naomi Ruchim, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
And yet, the artists are still here, and their music survives, cropping up in dingy basements and bar back rooms.
—Taran Dugal, New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2026
The piece follows Liliom, a hopelessly romantic carny whose passion gets the better of him in a dingy amusement park at the height of America’s Great Depression.
—Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
The Saturday warmup finally melted some of the city's snow, but a drive through Manhattan revealed car after car parked and surrounded by dingy, dirty piles of ice.
—Naomi Ruchim, CBS News, 14 Feb. 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 15 Mar. 2026.
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