How to Use dirt in a Sentence

dirt

noun

• Pack dirt loosely around the base of the plant.
• You've got some dirt on your face.
• No amount of cleaning will get rid of all this dirt.
• Their shoes were covered with dirt.
• The dock empties the dirt basket and cleans and dries the mop.
  — WIRED, 9 July 2023
• And the roots that came through the dirt were made from plastic.
  — Jordan Riefe, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2023
• But dirt paths lead along the base of the hills where the poppies massed.
  — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2023
• Their eggs are tiny and can look like bits of dirt to the naked eye.
  — Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 24 May 2024
• Police drove across the dirt while a garbage truck parked at the top of a hill.
  — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2023
• To clean it, just wipe dirt and grime off it with a damp cloth.
  — Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 2 May 2024
• First, rinse off any dirt on the bulbs and set them out to dry for a week.
  — Charlotte Germane, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Feb. 2023
• The park, at the time, was home to a dirt soccer field and futsal court.
  — Jorge Ramos, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2023
• In the eighth race of the day, Freezing Point, a 50-1 long shot, pulled up along the back stretch of the dirt track.
  — Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 6 May 2023
• And then a tunnel appeared, like a punch hole in the dirt.
  — Hazlitt, 2 Aug. 2023
• First, Trump tried to shake down Ukraine for dirt on Hunter Biden.
  — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 7 July 2023
• Most of the dirt was gone and the color was vibrant and refreshed.
  — Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 9 Nov. 2023
• The trail starts on a wide dirt path on the southeastern side of Cowles peak.
  — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Dec. 2023
• Give them a good scrub to get rid of any dirt, then chop them up, skin and all.
  — Pam Lolley, Southern Living, 7 July 2023
• Go forth, ease your feet into the dirt and unwind in the woods.
  — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
• That was a bunch of bones and like two tons of dirt in the studio and then the sky background.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 17 Mar. 2023
• Peek through one of the gates of this dirt lot in the San Jose suburb of Saratoga.
  — Ben Christopher, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 May 2023
• There’s dirt and gravel and pieces of glass and metal in the wound that have to be cleaned.
  — Anna Gordon, TIME, 20 Oct. 2023
• The pit is covered with a tarp, and dirt gets shoveled on top to trap the heat.
  — Manola Secaira, NPR, 9 Sep. 2024
• This one took a nose dive into the dirt, and Trout whiffed at it for strike three.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2023
• At the time, the land was at the end of an old dirt farm lane off Gist Road, way outside of town.
  — Kevin Dayhoff, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2024
• Alas, the Good Grips brush is still a pro at breaking off dirt and grime.
  — John Thompson, Men's Health, 7 July 2023
• Shortstop Adam Magpoc jogged out to the dirt, a few yards away, and the void hit him.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2023
• The game is played outdoors on a dirt court in a driving rain.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2024
• This compact skin-care device combines soft silicone and pulsations to break down oil, dirt, and sweat thoroughly.
  — Annie Blackman, Allure, 2 Dec. 2024
• Their soles offer great traction on all surfaces, including rock, dirt, gravel, and wet conditions.
  — Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 17 Dec 2024