How to Use gritty in a Sentence

gritty

adjective

• He gave us all of the gritty details of his divorce.
• The book describes the gritty realities of life on the streets.
• I admire her gritty determination to succeed.
• The water on the floor was gritty and black, and the man moved the filth around.
  — Amitava Kumar, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2025
• And his gritty, do-it-all style thrives in the playoffs.
  — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 11 May 2024
• The 2021 group, though, might be as gritty and resilient as any.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Nov. 2021
• While not possessing the strength of the gods, Stone is still a badass and isn’t afraid to get gritty.
  — Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 11 Aug. 2023
• There's no skimping on the gritty details of the rise of the Flenorys.
  — Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 18 Mar. 2022
• Then, with Fisher watching in the stands, the Aztecs got gritty.
  — John Marshall, ajc, 2 Apr. 2023
• The gritty cop drama has a car chase hailed as one of the best ever put on film.
  — Ben Flanagan | [e-mail], al, 7 Aug. 2023
• Nods to ’70s soul and reggae flanked slick R&B and gritty raps.
  — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2021
• The atmosphere of the restaurant is gritty and a bit goth-punk.
  — Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2023
• Her gritty and raw style of play has carried her to this point.
  — Dallas News, 2 Mar. 2023
• The film shows the nitty-gritty of his job and how Seo-rae jolts him out of his routine.
  — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2022
• Take Earth 42, where the world was heavy and gritty with a noir aesthetic.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 10 Nov. 2023
• The Sox had a gritty team and Jerry was calling them ‘Dirt Dogs’.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 31 Oct. 2021
• Mary, while the boys’ team lost to Christ the King 51-42 in a gritty defensive battle.
  — Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2021
• At home, the hunt for mosaics has sent Mr. Latrasse, 43, along medieval streets and to the city’s gritty edges.
  — Catherine Porter, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2023
• The Heat were, as coach Erik Spoelstra promised, a gritty, tenacious bunch.
  — Time, 13 June 2023
• The series itself is meant to be a gritty, teeming portrait of the city, from the rich down to the homeless.
  — Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024
• On the big screen, Daniels has also come a long way from his gritty indie roots.
  — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Oct. 2024
• The film is gritty but it’s still got the heart of a traditional romcom.
  — Carole Horst, Variety, 31 Oct. 2023
• The gritty Heat led for most of the game, but the Nuggets fought back in the third quarter and only trailed 71-70 entering the fourth quarter.
  — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 13 June 2023
• To round out the top 10, Utah — which for about 58 minutes played the part of many West Coast teams who head east — mounted the grittiest win of the week.
  — Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 10 Sep. 2023
• Knicks The Villanova bros are the grittiest group in years.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 5 May 2024
• The stakes of your survival, in their modern, gritty detail.
  — Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 10 Feb. 2023
• Even when the game may feel lopsided, the Charlotte 49ers are gritty.
  — Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 20 Jan. 2025
• That’s about as close as this gritty six-part drama gets to Doctor Who, though.
  — Matt Kamen, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
• In 2021, this genre finally got its jolt in the form of the gritty, moody Inscryption.
  — Ars Staff, Ars Technica, 26 Dec. 2021
• Best was the gritty leader Mount Carmel needed Wednesday night when things got tough down the stretch.
  — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025