Grime example sentences

Related (10): dirt, filth, soot, smudge, pollution, grunge, muck, smut, stain, squalor

"Grime" Example Sentences

She scrubbed at the grime on the kitchen floor.
I had to scrape off the layers of grime on the old window.
The car's exterior was covered in a thick layer of grime.
They spent hours trying to wash off the grime and dirt from their clothes.
The grime from years of neglect coated every surface in the derelict building.
He scrubbed his hands raw but couldn't remove all the grime under his fingernails.
The decades of grime on the walls made them impossible to paint.
The filth and grime filled the cracks and crevices of the abandoned warehouse.
After days of hiking, there was dirt and grime ground into his skin.
The grimy windows blocked most of the sunlight from entering the room.
Years of grime had sealed the shower drain shut.
The grimy bathroom needed a total remodel.
The century-old cotton mill was covered in layers of industrial grime.
With so much grime on the car, the original paint color was impossible to determine.
The old stone walls were blackened with centuries of grime and soot.
The grime on his hands made him reluctant to shake hands with people.
After a few days of wear, even the clean clothes were gritty with grime.
There was no more hot water left to scrub all the grime from his skin.
The layers of grime in the floorboards would require numerous rounds of cleaning products.
Removing the grime and muck from his fingernails took several swipes with a nailbrush.
No matter how much he scrubbed, he couldn't seem to remove all the caked-on grime from under his nails.
The filthy river carried along urban grime from years of pollution.
The layers of grime seemed permanently embedded in the thousand-year-old stone columns.
The grim streets were lined with garbage and grime.
Despite being the color white, the walls were coated in so much grime they appeared grey.
The unkempt yard had become overgrown with filth and grime.
The grime from the coal miners' jobs never washed away, no matter how much they scrubbed.
The hundreds of years of city grime had left its mark on the ancient statue.
The series of tunnels were difficult to traverse through due to slippery grime and mud coating the ground.
I had to use an abrasive sponge to remove the thick layers of industrial grime from the stonework.
Over the winter months, the grime accumulated on the windowsills.
He had to scrape away several layers of dried grime just to gain access to the door lock.
The rusting machinery was coated in layers of oil, dust and grime.
The thick layers of grime on their bodies hinted at how long they'd been trapped.
With sweat and grime covering his face and body, he desperately wanted a shower.
No matter how hard she scrubbed the pan, some grime just wouldn't come off.
She spent hours attempting to eliminate the grime and dirt from her dear friend's grave.
Pushing past the layer of grime, she found the words she'd been searching for etched into the stonework.
Even after paying an arm and a leg for a full detail, the grime started to collect again within days.
The abandoned house had attracted grime, mold, and moisture damage during its years of neglect.
The alley was filled with garbage, rats, and industrial grime.
Despite my best efforts, I couldn't remove all the years of accumulated grime from the statue.
Over time, the grime from city air had tarnished the once shining brass doorknobs.
They crawled through the tunnel illuminated only by a dim flashlight, getting coated in mud and grime along the way.
The ancient sink had not been used in years and was clogged with dried dirt, grease and grime.
The layers of grime on the windows blocked most of the natural light from entering the room.
He scrubbed vigorously but couldn't remove all the grime that had built up in the hard-to-reach crevices and corners.
After hours of scrubbing, her hands were raw from the lye and bleach needed to cut through the thick layers of grime.
The foul odor wafting from the pile of grime-encrusted laundry turned my stomach.
The decades of accumulated grime on the walls almost made the interior unlivable.
No matter how hard he scrubbed, he could never fully remove all the ground-in grime from his hands.
The thick grime made it hard to decipher any of the writing etched into the gravestone.
The old carseat covered in years of built up grime and dirt slipped out from beneath him when he attempted to stand up.
Sweat, dirt and grime caked onto his body during days spent working in the coal mine.
The decades of grime and dust embedded in its gears slowed the clock down significantly.
No matter how much he cleaned, there always seemed to be a layer of grime remaining on his hands.
The street had once been paved and beautiful, but years of neglect left it covered in trash and grime.
The layer of grime that had settled over all the surfaces in the empty house made it impossible to tell what the original décor had been.
Even using harsh chemicals, I couldn't remove all the ingrained grime from the bathroom tiles.
Though the handprints on the wall were made only yesterday, already a thin layer of grime covered them.

Common Phrases

Covered in grime - Used to describe something that is dirty with grime, coating it completely.
Caked in grime - Same as above, referring to a thick layer of built-up grime.
Scrub away/off the grime - To use physical effort and cleaning products to remove grime.
Ground into the grime - When dirt or grime is worn into crevices and hard to remove.
Years/decades of grime - Buildup of grime that has accumulated over a long period of time.
Embedded in grime - Deeply lodged or fixed into a thick coat of dirt and grime.
Gritty with grime - Feeling coarse or grainy due to small particles of grime.
Coated in layers of grime - Having multiple thin coats of built-up grime.
Wash away the grime - To use water or cleaning products to dissolve and remove grime.
Encrusted with grime - Completely encased in thick, hardened grime.