adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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hand
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The children are fighting under the tank, catching drips like diamonds in their grubby hands .
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Benedict imprisoned her closer, oblivious to her grubby hands caught against the pristine whiteness of his neckcloth.
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Jack looked up and wiped a grubby hand wearily over his face, streaking the dirt still further.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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grubby clothes
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From his back pocket Robert took out a grubby scrap of paper.
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He blew his nose with a grubby handkerchief.
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Her grubby studio boss just cared about money.
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Her coat was grubby and one of the sleeves was torn.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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All at once the hotel seemed very small - another small dark grubby place that was locking her in.
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And evidence shows that women feel more inhibited by things like not having cleaned their teeth or feeling grubby .
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As an aggressive, grubby schoolkid and a keen stargazer, I was desperate to be the first to go.
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Enter one slightly grubby swan, stage right, to swim nonchalantly beside the boat, incognito.
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He knows all about sadness, temptation and the grubby facts of life.
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One of the men dons a grubby white coat and a surgical-type cap.
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They loiter outside the big match with fistfuls of grubby tickets priced at many times their face value.
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Travelling always made her feel grubby , nomatterhow luxurious it was.