Q: Tell me more about this crisis in gritty detail!. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: January 23, 2005 - January 29, 2005 Archives] Reference
Still, a lively, big-hearted tale, drenched in gritty working-class ambience. From Wordnik.com. [Traveler by Ron McLarty: Book summary] Reference
Winterbirth is often classified as gritty, an increasing trend in a lot of fantasy books. From Wordnik.com. [Review: Winterbirth by Brian Ruckley] Reference
Like other USA series, "the reality is slightly heightened, (and) gritty is a word you would not apply," Eastin says. From Wordnik.com. [With 'White Collar,' cable's USA Network collars new characters] Reference
The word gritty could have been invented just to describe Lehane's people, places, plots -- hey, the butter is gritty in his books. From Wordnik.com. [Mean Street Makeover] Reference
Detroit is a tough town, often described as gritty, hard-knuckled, a survivor. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Headlines - ABC 7 News] Reference
Stars The Ducks play a style that its fans call gritty and everyone else calls loathsome. From Wordnik.com. [NHL PLayoff Preview with Almost Certainly Wrong Analysis « Lean Left] Reference
'gritty' - added 115 for the unbroken third-wicket. From Wordnik.com. [Top Stories - Google News] Reference
Mine were kind of gritty for lack of a better word. From Wordnik.com. [in which world peace eludes me | smitten kitchen] Reference
The first one was kind of gritty, I'll give it that. From Wordnik.com. [It's Official - More Live-Action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! « FirstShowing.net] Reference
GLECK: He has a nice kind of gritty, urban, Chicago thing going. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 1, 2009] Reference
This book doesn't tell a "gritty" story, or even a complicated one. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-12-01] Reference
At least in part, it seems more "gritty" to me--the film is so very glossy. From Wordnik.com. [Ferule & Fescue] Reference
How much did the last two "gritty" superhero movies from Lionsgate open at?. From Wordnik.com. [Final Kick-Ass Character Poster Revealed: Hit-Girl | /Film] Reference
But it's action sequences feel more "gritty" than comic book, to me. drytoad1. From Wordnik.com. [Spider-Man Reboot Already Written, Will Be ‘Gritty, Contemporary’ Take | /Film] Reference
But they definitely fit into what I would consider the more 'gritty' category. From Wordnik.com. [First Rider's Call] Reference
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: He has a nice kind of gritty, urban, Chicago thing going. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 1, 2009] Reference
Very politically savvy stuff and more of that "gritty" fantasy we love so much. From Wordnik.com. [I've been busy...] Reference
Was everyone expecting some kind of gritty, made for the 25-40 y/o range movie?. From Wordnik.com. [International GI Joe Movie Poster | /Film] Reference
Also saw PUSH, a kind of gritty Heroes that was at times incomprehensible but fun. From Wordnik.com. [The Virtues of Patience] Reference
Okay, cupcakes aren't "gritty," perhaps, but they are part of the city's landscape. From Wordnik.com. [Leave cupcakes alone, David Rakoff!] Reference
I doubt they are going to vastly change Spider-Man to be what we think of as "gritty". From Wordnik.com. [Spider-Man Reboot Already Written, Will Be ‘Gritty, Contemporary’ Take | /Film] Reference
I hope the upcoming Nightmare on Elm Street doesn't fall too hard into the "gritty" trap. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2010-03-01] Reference
Especially in recent years, with 'gritty' fantasy arguably eclipsing 'high' fantasy in popularity. From Wordnik.com. [Killing Characters] Reference
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