Words similar to grime

Example sentences for: grime

How can you use “grime” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Experts scrubbed it of grime but also removed layers of retouching, leaving blank spots on the canvas.
The river traffic is a motley flotilla of modern container ships and ocean-going junks — their sails the color of grime — of packed ferries and convoys of barges, warships, rusty coasters, and bobbing sampans.
Tide did a good job on the grease but was not quite as effective as Cheer on the road grime, which was still visible in patches.
The dirt, grime, spit, and fouler substances that regularly adhere to one's clothing here make this fine metropolis a veritable fantasia of filth.
Cheer worked the best overall: It removed the road grime the best, and there was little trace of the orange grease left in the waistband by the barbecue sauce.