How to Use gritty in a Sentence

gritty

adjective
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  • He gave us all of the gritty details of his divorce.
  • The book describes the gritty realities of life on the streets.
  • I admire her gritty determination to succeed.
  • And his gritty, do-it-all style thrives in the playoffs.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 11 May 2024
  • While not possessing the strength of the gods, Stone is still a badass and isn’t afraid to get gritty.
    — Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 11 Aug. 2023
  • There's no skimping on the gritty details of the rise of the Flenorys.
    — Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 18 Mar. 2022
  • Then, with Fisher watching in the stands, the Aztecs got gritty.
    — John Marshall, ajc, 2 Apr. 2023
  • The gritty cop drama has a car chase hailed as one of the best ever put on film.
    — Ben Flanagan | [email protected], al, 7 Aug. 2023
  • The atmosphere of the restaurant is gritty and a bit goth-punk.
    — Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Her gritty and raw style of play has carried her to this point.
    — Dallas News, 2 Mar. 2023
  • The film shows the nitty-gritty of his job and how Seo-rae jolts him out of his routine.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2022
  • Take Earth 42, where the world was heavy and gritty with a noir aesthetic.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 10 Nov. 2023
  • At home, the hunt for mosaics has sent Mr. Latrasse, 43, along medieval streets and to the city’s gritty edges.
    — Catherine Porter, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2023
  • The Heat were, as coach Erik Spoelstra promised, a gritty, tenacious bunch.
    — Time, 13 June 2023
  • The series itself is meant to be a gritty, teeming portrait of the city, from the rich down to the homeless.
    — Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024
  • On the big screen, Daniels has also come a long way from his gritty indie roots.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Oct. 2024
  • The film is gritty but it’s still got the heart of a traditional romcom.
    — Carole Horst, Variety, 31 Oct. 2023
  • The gritty Heat led for most of the game, but the Nuggets fought back in the third quarter and only trailed 71-70 entering the fourth quarter.
    — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 13 June 2023
  • To round out the top 10, Utah — which for about 58 minutes played the part of many West Coast teams who head east — mounted the grittiest win of the week.
    — Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Knicks The Villanova bros are the grittiest group in years.
    — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 5 May 2024
  • The stakes of your survival, in their modern, gritty detail.
    — Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 10 Feb. 2023
  • That’s about as close as this gritty six-part drama gets to Doctor Who, though.
    — Matt Kamen, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
  • This team all year has been gritty and contended with almost any team in the NFL.
    — Chris Ilenstine, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2023
  • There are so many raw and gritty feelings, and some of your thoughts go to really dark places.
    — New York Times, 14 Mar. 2022
  • The movie takes place in the gritty underworld of Ryme City, where humans and Pokémon live side-by-side.
    — Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2024
  • Prior to the goal, Anton Lundell did the gritty work to keep the puck in the Oilers’ zone to set everything up.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 15 June 2024
  • Time takes some of the edge off what was, for many, a gritty period of creativity against the odds.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Slater sees a lot of his pal reflected in the Vikings, a team that celebrates with the Griddy and is gritty.
    — Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Leonard will slide right into the gritty lineups head coach Ty Lue has leaned on this season.
    — Shane Young, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
  • His book, Phenomenal Phone Calls, gives readers his gritty guide to closing big money deals over the phone.
    — Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2025

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