He's been staying in a dingy motel.
the bed sheets were pretty dingy so we threw them in the laundry pile
Recent Examples on the WebOr can one side be played as a sucker during a game of three-card monte on the sidewalk outside the dingy bus terminal?—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2024 The Mercat de Sant Antoni, one of 39 produce markets in the city, was in chronic decline, with just a fraction of its dingy stalls still up and running.—Paul Richardson, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Jan. 2023 The dingy swan song was a long way from the glory days at Freedom Center, when all the presses would be humming, tended by dozens of operators, printing more than a million copies of the Sunday Chicago Tribune alone.—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2024 One by one they are cajoled into participating, their unexpectedly lovely, untrained voices elevating the dingy surroundings.—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 18 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for dingy
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