How to Use dingy in a Sentence

dingy

adjective

• He's been staying in a dingy motel.
• The iron in it will turn white cars a dingy yellow over time.
  — Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
• Both start out as a brown dingy moths that fly in to lay eggs among the plantings.
  — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 24 June 2017
• But even the most stylish setup can be dulled by dingy concrete.
  — Martha Stewart, 21 June 2026
• There’s nothing like clutter to make a room feel cramped and dingy.
  — Brigitt Earley, Good Housekeeping, 20 May 2019
• Some young birds’ legs may be dingy black with some greenish areas.
  — Taylor Piephoff, charlotteobserver, 11 July 2018
• Under that light, my cart looked dingy, my sneakers old and gray.
  — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 16 Apr. 2018
• Mismatched white tones in a kitchen can make some surfaces feel dingy.
  — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 7 Apr. 2026
• Not the dingy kind of dim, rather the cozy kind that invites you to sit down and stay a while.
  — Philip Freeman, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2025
• Spawn bags have been the best bet casting to waters that have been a bit dingy in spots.
  — cleveland.com, 2 Feb. 2018
• The police moved out of their dingy quarters, which were on the east end of the town hall.
  — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2025
• Leave downtown to find a couple of pearls tucked into dingy strip malls.
  — Peter Cameron, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
• Grimy grout can make even the cleanest floors look dingy and neglected.
  — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2026
• Expect big ships, dingy factories, and lots and lots of coal.
  — Brad Chacos, PCWorld, 11 June 2018
• Is your home looking dingier than normal these days?
  — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
• Here’s how to revive those dingy baseboards and bring back their color.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026
• But the palette is often as dingy as the sets, which fits the story but is hard on the eyes.
  — Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2018
• Driveway or garage looking a little dingy?
  — Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
• The floors, hallways, kitchen, play area and living room space was cluttered, dirty and dingy.
  — Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2018
• Inside was dark and dingy, and our path was lit only by the waning daylight.
  — Hazlitt, 3 Dec. 2024
• That dingy look creeping across the screens and settling on every surface?
  — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
• Against his better judgment, Omar takes her to his dingy apartment.
  — refinery29.com, 2 May 2018
• The plastic tubing on rope lights can become dingy and unattractive.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 June 2026
• After all, many folks were introduced to cannabis in a dingy basement at a friend’s house.
  — Hadley Meares, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Nov. 2023
• Always look for bright, vibrant heads of lettuce and avoid brown spots or dingy yellow leaves.
  — Lauren O'Connor, Health, 3 Sep. 2025
• Say goodbye to dingy clothes and unpleasant smells, and hello to a fresh, clean wardrobe.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 2023
• Over time, upholstery turns dingy and develops a less-than-fresh smell.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2025
• Their place is on the top floor of one of three rather dingy housing blocks reserved for asylum-seekers.
  — Alexander Smith, NBC News, 15 Feb. 2018
• If the towels or sheets in your guest room look dingy or worn, spring for a new set before the holidays.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Dec. 2025
• The smart robot also senses when the mop is getting dingy and goes back to the station to clean it.
  — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 19 May 2025