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Recent Examples of gritty
Many congratulations to this tough, gritty Knicks team.
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Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
16 June 2026
The sheep both kept the grass cut and brought some pastoral beauty to gritty, industrial Chicago.
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Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
Turn the mixer to high speed and add sugar 1 tablespoon at a time until stiff peaks form and the meringue is no longer gritty (18 to 20 minutes), scraping down the bowl as needed.
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Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 June 2026
This season has been a unique opportunity to bring together two of my true passions–gritty glam rock and 18th century historical dress.
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Caroline Reilly,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for gritty
Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
16 June 2026
The sheep both kept the grass cut and brought some pastoral beauty to gritty, industrial Chicago.
—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
Turn the mixer to high speed and add sugar 1 tablespoon at a time until stiff peaks form and the meringue is no longer gritty (18 to 20 minutes), scraping down the bowl as needed.
—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 June 2026
This season has been a unique opportunity to bring together two of my true passions–gritty glam rock and 18th century historical dress.
—
Caroline Reilly,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for gritty
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gritty
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Nolan Hurd, 26, sat silent and unflinching while being handed the sentence by Superior Court Judge Jennifer Madden Ragland, who openly questioned the man’s remorse in the January 2022 death of his girlfriend, Nikha Marcella DeGuzman.
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Froggatt will play Harriet Talbot, who is sharp, unflinching, and unwilling to back down.
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And even better, since Galveston is a popular Texas beach town with 32 miles of sandy shores.
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The shore now alternated between open sandy or rocky beaches and jumbled boulders ranging from a foot to many feet in diameter.
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The smoky eyes of Duchess Birgitte of Gloucester The Duchess paired her vivid lips—painted in a bright shade of pink, very close to coral—with anthracite-toned eyelids, perfectly complementing her playful silver hairstyle.
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Highlight details are more vivid and color bleeding is minimized.
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On Wednesday evening, our plucky champion of America’s downtrodden masses, and the Democratic nominee for Senate, was in Chicago for a fundraiser with JB Pritzker.
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Later, just a stone’s throw away, a dancer in a fiery red blouse shimmies onstage, matching the rhythm of a plucky tune in Spanish.
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Martinis would segue to meals of earthy, saucy pastas.
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Dear Margo’s setting, with its stone wall and earthy tones mixed with brass accents, makes for an ambiance that’s casual but hip.
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The result is 260 pages of richly-detailed, expressive drawings, mostly in regimented 12-panel grids that mirror the grinding rhythms of daily life in rural, 19th century America.
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Robotic teaching assistant Designed for interactive, face-to-face engagement, the M-Series robot combines natural language processing, expressive facial movements and real-time conversational abilities to communicate with students in a human-like manner during classroom activities.
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England’s fierce attacks in the second half were thwarted by a resolute American defense and a series of saves by goalkeeper Frank Borghi.
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Spielberg has been resolute in his beliefs since before Disclosure Day entered production.
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After Prine underwent radiation treatment for throat cancer in 1998, his voice dropped an octave and, over time, took on a gravelly quality that matched his elder statesman status.
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The original super Tuscan, Sassicaia—the place of many stones—takes its named from the gravelly soil of the Tenuta San Guido estate in Bolgheri.
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“Gritty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gritty. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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