How to Use grunge in a Sentence

grunge

noun
  • I cleared the grunge out of the drains.
  • I'm a fan of grunge.
  • The ‘90s were the decade of grunge rock and rap-going-big.
    Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 18 July 2022
  • The mani fits right in with the resurgence in grunge goth glam.
    Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The decade was marked by the rise of hip hop, the dot-com era, and grunge culture.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2024
  • The band plays a mix of '80s metal, rock, grunge and punk rock.
    Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 June 2018
  • But, then again, that was pretty much the grunge scene at the time.
    Lucia Gillot, SPIN, 6 July 2023
  • Shop below and add a dose of grunge to your fall wardrobe!
    Dominique Hobdy, Essence, 3 Sep. 2019
  • The grunge rock album reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200.
    Heidi Pérez-Moreno, Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2023
  • Ryan showed off a more grunge side in a leather jacket.
    Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 25 Oct. 2023
  • At the time, the high-low mix of grunge and glamour was groundbreaking.
    Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • With the grunge clothing, Frulio is both artist and craftsman.
    Rick Barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 July 2018
  • For Justin, the foam footwear goes grunge with metal hardware and a chunky sole.
    Leah Campano, Seventeen, 4 Apr. 2022
  • Pearl Jam was the most successful band to come out of the grunge movement.
    Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 30 Oct. 2021
  • Healey has long gray hair and peppery stubble and wears a grunge-like wardrobe.
    Simon Parkin, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2020
  • Also around then, there were the skinheads and punks, the New Wavers and goths, the grunge crowd and yuppies.
    Eric J. Lyman, Fortune, 9 May 2021
  • At the time, all this grunge and everything was coming in.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Yet Big Thief’s style sounds more like old-time country crossed with grunge.
    Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2019
  • To play up the outfit's grunge appeal, Alexandra's hair was placed in a messy bun.
    Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 6 Nov. 2022
  • Nirvana and Pearl Jam, two bastions of the grunge sound, are enshrined.
    Chuck Yarborough, cleveland.com, 12 Aug. 2019
  • The grunge versus hair-metal beef continues to rage in the year of our Lord 2022.
    Tyler Aquilina, EW.com, 5 Feb. 2022
  • And no, Plush isn’t named for STP’s signature 1992 grunge hit.
    Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 28 Dec. 2021
  • But the moment in time was fleeting; grunge was taking over MTV and the airwaves.
    René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Apr. 2021
  • And make sure to stick it through to the end for a hint about what might have happened to one of grunge music’s biggest stars.
    Cinephiles Apr. 13, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2023
  • When the Nineties started, there was a lot more hip-hop and grunge and fewer acts with backup singers.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2021
  • But she’s been a punk, a headbanger, a grunge brat, a club kid, an R&B girl-for-hire, and a law-breaking lover of 4 Non Blondes.
    Kate Sullivan, SPIN, 18 Feb. 2023
  • This was the height of grunge, and then along comes Weezer with this nerdy little pop-punk ditty.
    Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
  • But don’t stop there: Before grunge, there was Hendrix, who was born and raised here.
    National Geographic, 23 Aug. 2019
  • By the early 1990’s, hair metal’s glory took a back seat to Nirvana, Pearl Jam and grunge.
    A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 16 Aug. 2024
  • At a time of growing youth rebellion, of goths and grunge music, these witches wore their defiance on their bodies, an unapologetic revolt against societal norms.
    Ivana Rihter, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2024

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