in the dirt
idiom
baseball, of a pitch
: having hit the ground near home plate before reaching the catcher
He swung and missed at a curveball in the dirt.
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Authorities told Outside that the photo shared to social media showed a man, kneeling in the dirt, holding the skull in one outstretched hand.
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Owen Clarke, Outside, 10 Dec. 2025
Violence lingers around the edges from the start, from the first moment that Marcelo arrives at the gas station, where a dead body has been languishing in the dirt for days.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 4 Dec. 2025
The quarterback never looked at him and put the ball in the dirt, just Favre being Favre.
—Dan Pompei, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
At least, not adventure in the dirt.
—New Atlas, 28 Nov. 2025
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Owen Clarke, Outside, 10 Dec. 2025
Violence lingers around the edges from the start, from the first moment that Marcelo arrives at the gas station, where a dead body has been languishing in the dirt for days.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 4 Dec. 2025
The quarterback never looked at him and put the ball in the dirt, just Favre being Favre.
—Dan Pompei, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
At least, not adventure in the dirt.
—New Atlas, 28 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in the dirt
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“In the dirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20dirt. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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