dingier; dingiest
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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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The darkness of the land gives it a dingy atmosphere like an actual swamp and, fittingly, an inconspicuous opening in a tree stump leads to Shrek's Merry Fairytale ride.
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Caroline Reid, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
This season follows her beloved Poison Ivy ditching dingy Gotham for Metropolis.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 18 Jan. 2025
My problems began during the winter of 2023, when dingy weather and a depressive fit spurred me to sign up for a half-marathon.
—Amy X. Wang, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Inside was dark and dingy, and our path was lit only by the waning daylight.
—Hazlitt, 3 Dec. 2024
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Caroline Reid, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
This season follows her beloved Poison Ivy ditching dingy Gotham for Metropolis.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 18 Jan. 2025
My problems began during the winter of 2023, when dingy weather and a depressive fit spurred me to sign up for a half-marathon.
—Amy X. Wang, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Inside was dark and dingy, and our path was lit only by the waning daylight.
—Hazlitt, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Dingy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dingy. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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