adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
window
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He could see some one moving beyond the grimy window of the office.
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Then the townhouses give way to dowdy apartment complexes with grimy windows facing the street.
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Two doors down had grimy windows and grimier curtains, and a light shining from the kitchen.
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She slept unexpectedly soundly, and when she next opened her eyes, daylight was filtering in through the rather grimy window .
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Through the grimy window of the boathouse a night-light old-mastered Franky's sleeping face.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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grimy factories
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Chris was in a grimy apron, sweeping up.
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It was difficult to see through the grimy windows of the cafe.
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The whole town was grimy from smoke and coal-dust.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A pile of grimy bed-linen lies in what was once a ward.
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Each upper surface is further highlighted in a dusting of grimy soot.
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Her face was grimy , swollen from tears and smeared with food.
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New York City is bigger, but crowded and grimy .
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Then the townhouses give way to dowdy apartment complexes with grimy windows facing the street.
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Two doors down had grimy windows and grimier curtains, and a light shining from the kitchen.