How to Use dirt in a Sentence
dirt
noun
- Pack dirt loosely around the base of the plant.
- You've got some dirt on your face.
- No amount of cleaning will get rid of all this dirt.
- Their shoes were covered with dirt.
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The dock empties the dirt basket and cleans and dries the mop.
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WIRED,
9 July 2023
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And the roots that came through the dirt were made from plastic.
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Jordan Riefe,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Aug. 2023
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But dirt paths lead along the base of the hills where the poppies massed.
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Roger Naylor,
The Arizona Republic,
5 Apr. 2023
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Their eggs are tiny and can look like bits of dirt to the naked eye.
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Nollyanne Delacruz,
The Mercury News,
24 May 2024
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Police drove across the dirt while a garbage truck parked at the top of a hill.
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Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Aug. 2023
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To clean it, just wipe dirt and grime off it with a damp cloth.
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Nor'adila Hepburn,
Southern Living,
2 May 2024
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The park, at the time, was home to a dirt soccer field and futsal court.
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Jorge Ramos,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Dec. 2023
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In the eighth race of the day, Freezing Point, a 50-1 long shot, pulled up along the back stretch of the dirt track.
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Krista Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
6 May 2023
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And then a tunnel appeared, like a punch hole in the dirt.
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Hazlitt,
2 Aug. 2023
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First, Trump tried to shake down Ukraine for dirt on Hunter Biden.
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Walter Shapiro,
The New Republic,
7 July 2023
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Most of the dirt was gone and the color was vibrant and refreshed.
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Alyssa Grabinski,
Peoplemag,
9 Nov. 2023
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The trail starts on a wide dirt path on the southeastern side of Cowles peak.
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Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Dec. 2023
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Give them a good scrub to get rid of any dirt, then chop them up, skin and all.
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Pam Lolley,
Southern Living,
7 July 2023
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Go forth, ease your feet into the dirt and unwind in the woods.
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Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2024
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That was a bunch of bones and like two tons of dirt in the studio and then the sky background.
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Matt Wake | [email protected],
al,
17 Mar. 2023
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Peek through one of the gates of this dirt lot in the San Jose suburb of Saratoga.
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Ben Christopher,
San Francisco Chronicle,
9 May 2023
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There’s dirt and gravel and pieces of glass and metal in the wound that have to be cleaned.
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Anna Gordon,
TIME,
20 Oct. 2023
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The pit is covered with a tarp, and dirt gets shoveled on top to trap the heat.
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Manola Secaira,
NPR,
9 Sep. 2024
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At the time, the land was at the end of an old dirt farm lane off Gist Road, way outside of town.
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Kevin Dayhoff,
Baltimore Sun,
20 July 2024
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Alas, the Good Grips brush is still a pro at breaking off dirt and grime.
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John Thompson,
Men's Health,
7 July 2023
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Shortstop Adam Magpoc jogged out to the dirt, a few yards away, and the void hit him.
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Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2023
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The game is played outdoors on a dirt court in a driving rain.
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Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Aug. 2024
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Rain, wind, dust and dirt are commonplace at the event.
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Herb Scribner,
Washington Post,
5 Sep. 2023
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That seems like a deep thought among all that flying dirt.
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Bryce Miller,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Jan. 2024
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Wall mopping is a method of cleaning walls with a mop, which helps to preserve the paint, while eliminating dust and dirt.
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Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
3 Nov. 2024
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Anyone behind it seems to value Livermore workers less than the dirt that would fill that new park.
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Letters To The Editor,
The Mercury News,
31 Oct. 2024
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