adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
realism
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EastEnders, once renowned for gritty realism and giant characters, is now awash with pygmies acting out absurd leftish fantasies.
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Songs are set in everyday situations and many listeners appreciate the gritty realism , although others consider the earthiness intolerably shallow.
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But then she also thinks Eldorado is full of gritty realism !
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a gritty dust storm
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a gritty football player
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A shower of gritty dust pattered on her face.
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As a smouldering, glowering, gritty dance-rock sound-system, they are a mini-triumph.
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Barton are gathered in a gritty city backyard in the black Hill District of Pittsburgh to mourn his passing.
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His bare feet scraping on the gritty cement pavement made such an unpleasant sound that Fakhru decided not to follow too closely.
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His was gritty northern comedy at it's best.
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In their studio, gritty Delta edges were given a smooth, appealing, urban sheen that crossed easily over racial lines.
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The stair-carpet was gritty to her bare soles.
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The watering can was gritty metal with an ugly snub spout.