gritty

adjective

Definition of grittynext
1
as in unflinching

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as in sandy

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as in vivid

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Recent Examples of gritty Her first book outlined how all of us can become more gritty. — Harvard Business Review, 30 Sep. 2026 Earlier this year came the third, and best, Reminders of Him with a nice gritty performance from Maika Monroe. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026 However, the ground's gritty texture gets a bit lost in the sauce. — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026 As a food writer, this was my moment to finally put on an investigative journalist hat and get into the gritty—err—crunchy details. — Joey Skladany, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gritty
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gritty
  1. unflinching
  2. sandy
  3. vivid
  4. plucky
  5. earthy
  6. expressive
  7. resolute
  8. gravelly
Adjective
  • The record offered an unflinching look at her struggles with substance abuse and heartache.
    — Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Hers is an art of transmutation, but one that never shies from showing you the pain it’s made from, at once hopeful and unflinching.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of unflinching
Adjective
  • Instead, it’s comprised of five—Sani Beach, Sani Asterias, Porto Sani, Sani Dunes, and Sani Club—stretched out across a slip of sandy beach backed by pine forests on the northwestern Aegean.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The typically sandy sections of Main Beach — where locals often gather to walk along the sand and play beach volleyball — were transformed into a sea of water.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of sandy
Adjective
  • The Bay Area rapper’s latest record boasts vivid scenes and careful character studies, backed by live instrumentation and occasionally staid samples.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 14 Oct. 2026
  • While many of the more contentious and controversial aspects of his life are presented in one-sided fashion, friend and former manager Rory Holloway’s still-raw sense of betrayal at Tyson firing his entire team is evoked with vivid irritation.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026
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  • The plucky Chicago White Sox are the only lower-seeded team to win a Wild Card Series, and their reward is a trip to Cleveland to take on their division rivals, the Guardians.
    — The Athletic MLB Staff, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Among the newspaper’s alums was Mildred Wirt Benson, better known to legions of Nancy Drew fans as Carolyn Keene, the original author of the mystery books featuring the plucky amateur detective.
    — Kate Brumback, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of plucky
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  • Rooms are cozy and coastal grandmother chic, with earthy colors like taupe and terra cotta, and peaceful lake views.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Other combinations gaining traction include earthy with clean, savory with sweet and mineral with woody.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of earthy
Adjective
  • Shoes also embraced a more playful and expressive spirit, with jewels, bows, flowers, bold prints and vibrant colors.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • But animation is just so much more expressive, so much more information can be carried through color and line size and boldness and the kind of unreal physicality that nonetheless conveys real emotion.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of expressive
Adjective
  • Moreover, merely establishing credibility to act cannot necessarily overwhelm a resolute adversary, as has been borne out in Iran.
    — Christopher Nichols, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026
  • According to biographer Anne Sebba, Simpson’s answer was resolute.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of resolute
Adjective
  • Tonight’s cold open also featured a cameo by Robert Kennedy Jr, played by James Austin Johnson, who tried to mimic the gravelly voice of the secretary of health and human services.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee — who’s been honored for his work as a solo artist and a member of Faces — is known for belting out ballads and rock numbers through an unmistake gravelly voice.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of gravelly

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