How to Use dishy in a Sentence

dishy

adjective
  • Most of the dishy stuff landed on the second day of the two-part discussion.
    Christie D'zurilla, chicagotribune.com, 18 Mar. 2021
  • And there are dishy, soapy dramas for the older ones to get sucked into.
    Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 22 Apr. 2022
  • Read the full excerpt of Simpson’s dishy short story here.
    Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 1 Feb. 2023
  • The crown was claimed not by a hot new thriller or dishy celebrity memoir, but by a nearly two-year-old book.
    Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY, 11 June 2020
  • There’s something special about getting a dishy soap opera of your very own, no?
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2022
  • Kroll’s story was dishy, mean only to Meyers and his own baby, and fun.
    Vulture, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Steven Phillips-Horst and Lily Marotta, the hosts of a dishy podcast that deconstructs the bizarre genre of memoirs by the rich and famous, branch out with a stage show.
    New York Times, 9 Feb. 2022
  • The filmmaker’s dishy, behind-the-scenes look at working with some of the biggest names in Hollywood.
    The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The plot is dishy and delightful, filled with all sorts of bad behavior performed in couture.
    Ryan Bradley, The Atlantic, 19 June 2020
  • There’s a mountain of dishy anecdotes, like her wanting Yahoo!
    Vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com, 21 Apr. 2017
  • The literary equivalent of a hot fudge sundae for me would be dishy books about Hollywood.
    New York Times, 26 June 2022
  • If your mom doesn't start her day without tuning into The View, this dishy behind-the-scenes look will definitely be up her alley.
    Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 16 Apr. 2022
  • What Happened does not, as many reviewers have observed, offer much in the way of dishy gossip or game-changing insight.
    Katy Waldman, Slate Magazine, 13 Sep. 2017
  • Her writing was self-conscious and dishy, unfussy about the beauty of the prose, sometimes downright uncareful.
    Hannah Gold, The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2022
  • The show's acclaimed first season packed much of what's driven classic sitcoms - office conflict, dating foibles, dishy friends - with much that is rarely, if ever, seen on TV.
    The Washington Post, cleveland.com, 21 July 2017
  • This is an incredibly dishy anecdote, and a real treat for Trump opponents.
    Kayla Epstein, Washington Post, 27 May 2017
  • Anyone expecting a dishy tome on the world of Latin American letters should set that expectation aside.
    Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2021
  • The one that’s so dishy and so much of an international hit that even the late Queen Elizabeth herself reportedly watched it (old-school, of course, via projector).
    Andy Meek, BGR, 5 Nov. 2022
  • In other words, all the ingredients needed for a deliciously dishy feast.
    oregonlive, 31 Aug. 2022
  • As a result, the dishy internal communications by Fox News talent and executives have been sprayed out by the press like candy from a piñata.
    Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2023
  • On the advice of a fortuneteller, Chiang discouraged the affections of dishy son No.2 and the good-natured cousin and instead married her former-professor-turned-businessman.
    Jade Chang Kiese Makeba Laymon Carina Del Valle Schorske Dessa Irina Aleksander Sam Dolnick Mark Binelli Maggie Jones Rob Hoerburger Jamie Lauren Keiles Devin Gordon Jazmine Hughes Jenna Wortham Taffy Brodesser-Akner Kaitlyn Greenidge Reginald Dwayne Betts Rowan Ricardo Phillips Michael Paterniti Wesley Morris Ismail Muhammad Anthony Giardina, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2020
  • Discovery+ is known for unscripted home makeover shows and dishy reality programming.
    Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2022
  • There already exist pleasurably dishy memoirs of Bacon’s prime by his inner circle.
    Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2021
  • Her fiancé, who has had a spiritual awakening and taken off on a cross-country walk, starts posting Facebook photos of himself with dishy younger women.
    WSJ, 13 Apr. 2018
  • The series is also directed and edited with a gossipy sensibility and strong impulse toward the dishy, telling detail.
    Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2021
  • There’s a downside to all of Bailey’s diligent, dishy accounting of scandals and mapping of Roth’s life to his novels: A reader interested in Roth’s fiction might reasonably wonder what all the fuss is about.
    Mark Athitakis, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2021
  • In her dishy investigation, Lili Anolik tracks down Babitz’s friends and family members—as well as the now reclusive author—in an effort to separate the myth-maker from her myths.
    Bridget Read, Vogue, 1 Jan. 2019
  • Wenner joined Variety for two Zoom sessions from his home to talk about the alternately dishy and ruminative book, and the almost six decades of affecting and reflecting the culture that fed into it.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 13 Sep. 2022
  • The Meaning of Mariah Carey has its dishy moments and flair — consider the source, dahling — but it’s the details and the vulnerable, candid recollections of her life off-stage that imbues every song with deeper significance.
    Hilary Hughes, EW.com, 5 Oct. 2020
  • Babitz was dishy where Didion was coolly detached, as well as lusty, seemingly unserious and somewhat of a pleasure-seeking missile.
    Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2021

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