dingier; dingiest
Examples of dingy in a Sentence
He's been staying in a dingy motel.
the bed sheets were pretty dingy so we threw them in the laundry pile
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That dingy look creeping across the screens and settling on every surface?
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Finally, dingy, discolored, or stringy towels need to get the heave-ho.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2026
It can also be used alongside detergent to boost dingy whites and sanitize a load of laundry.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2026
In the summer of 1974, Peter was invited to show some of his pictures of nightlife, the Catacombs, and Candy Darling on her deathbed at the Floating Foundation of Photography, a dingy barge filled with handmade furniture docked at the 79th Street Boat Basin.
—Andrew Durbin, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Finally, dingy, discolored, or stringy towels need to get the heave-ho.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2026
It can also be used alongside detergent to boost dingy whites and sanitize a load of laundry.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2026
In the summer of 1974, Peter was invited to show some of his pictures of nightlife, the Catacombs, and Candy Darling on her deathbed at the Floating Foundation of Photography, a dingy barge filled with handmade furniture docked at the 79th Street Boat Basin.
—Andrew Durbin, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026
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“Dingy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dingy. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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