How to Use grunge in a Sentence

grunge

noun
Definition of grungenext
  • 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 | [email protected], al, 18 July 2022
  • The mani fits right in with the resurgence in grunge goth glam.
    — Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 7 Mar. 2024
  • But, then again, that was pretty much the grunge scene at the time.
    — Lucia Gillot, SPIN, 6 July 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 | [email protected], 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
  • The series looks much different, and not just in the grunge and hip-hop fashions or the Gen X baby faces of the cast.
    — James Poniewozik, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2021
  • But would a Kiss reunion tour work during the waning days of grunge and the early days of boy-band pop?
    — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2021
  • Fast-forward to the 1990s, and the denim maxi found its place firmly within the grunge movement.
    — Boutayna Chokrane, ELLE, 16 June 2023
  • Other bands drank and drugged and decadenced to escape their grunge angst or the pressures of fame.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2022
  • Richie’s career did slow down among the new landscape of grunge and hip-hop music during the 1990s.
    — cleveland, 29 Oct. 2022
  • There were even fair isle sweaters paired with leopard print skirts (not your mother’s grunge).
    — New York Times, 11 May 2022
  • Clean the bottom of the mower thoroughly, scraping away grass, mud, grease, and grunge.
    — Michelle Ullman, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2024
  • Its raw energy captured the spirit of the era and played a pivotal role in bringing grunge music to the mainstream.
    — Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 10 Sep. 2024

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