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.
• This novel is a gritty, dazzling take on a classic crime tale: a man lured back into the Life.
  — The Week Staff, The Week, 1 Aug. 2022
• Taste test: If the flavor tastes off, is sour, bitter, or has a slimy or gritty texture, discard it.
  — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2024
• Nadal, 38, stood out from his peers and was admired by fans as a gritty fighter who rose to become one of the greatest tennis players of all time.
  — Lindsey Leake, Fortune Europe, 11 Oct. 2024
• Getting inked and jabbed on the gritty and historically punk street feels like the ultimate–and cheap–rite of passage for living in the city.
  — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 15 June 2022
• There's no sticky feeling, the shine is intense, and even for the glitteriest shades, there's no gritty texture–just smooth, hydrated lips.
  — ELLE, 15 June 2022
• There are reboots, dark and gritty or comic and winking, of properties that have barely had time to recede into nostalgia.
  — Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 13 June 2022
• Garbage collection arguably is the most gritty, necessary service and one people generally don’t talk much about.
  — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2022
• The actor ignored the nitty, gritty details of atomic bomb science while prepping to play Oppenheimer.
  — Zack Sharf, Variety, 21 July 2022
• Getting his foot in the door will depend on his ability to play gritty defense, box out, and make hustle plays—basically the less glamorous stuff that wins over coaches.
  — Brian Sampson, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
• And his gritty, do-it-all style thrives in the playoffs.
  — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 11 May 2024
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• This team all year has been gritty and contended with almost any team in the NFL.
  — Chris Ilenstine, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2023
• The movie takes place in the gritty underworld of Ryme City, where humans and Pokémon live side-by-side.
  — Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 26 Oct 2024