Thereupon he engages in what can only be described as a grubby piece of attempted blackmail of his party leader which was rightly rebuffed. From Wordnik.com. [Miraj set to become a Mirage] Reference
The group had been told to dress "grubby," bring tools, and, now, to "buddy up.". From Wordnik.com. [Books: “Nothing Right”] Reference
It was not the average "grubby" corruption case courts usually had to work with. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
AM says she was left feeling 'grubby' after transport staff failed to show sufficient deference. From Wordnik.com. ["Do you know who I am".] Reference
It was precisely the kind of grubby horsetrading which it is hard to imagine the single-minded Brown engaging in. From Wordnik.com. [Blair is losing Britain her Brussels clout] Reference
However, on returning more recently they just seem kind of grubby, smelly and warehousey compared to the clean, bright British equivalents. From Wordnik.com. [supermarket sweep] Reference
Calling the people in power, "grubby" is alienating. From Wordnik.com. [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference
Danny Dyer wants to wash Nicola Roberts because she looks "grubby". From Wordnik.com. [ContactMusic Ltd | Latest News] Reference
So reversing the order of Nature, the butterfly had retired into a 'grubby' state. From Wordnik.com. [The Convert] Reference
Denise and Bruce Morcombe want the truth over son Daniel's disappearance from 'grubby'. From Wordnik.com. [NEWS.com.au | Top Stories] Reference
However TV3 has over the years become an increasingly 'grubby' unobjective news channel. From Wordnik.com. [Whale Oil Beef Hooked] Reference
This is the kind of grubby, low-rent, low-road election campaign we're going to have about one of the most contentious economic. From Wordnik.com. [AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories] Reference
But my insecurity evaporated when he said, "I'm kind of grubby, Suzanne. From Wordnik.com. [Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas]
Outside, uprooted children wander, grubby and lost. From Wordnik.com. [Pakistan floods: 'By the time I had got the children, the water was waist high'] Reference
Are you distressed about the grubby showers in your gym?. From Wordnik.com. [Gretchen Rubin: 12 Tips for Getting Regular Exercise--and the Benefits for Happiness] Reference
And the boy had scrambled to his feet to extend a grubby paw. From Wordnik.com. [Antony Gray,—Gardener] Reference
Diplomacy rarely touches on the grubby details of deal making. From Wordnik.com. [Diplomatic Diary: Help Wanted] Reference
The subway - or Tube, as Londoners call it - is depressingly grubby. From Wordnik.com. [A Roving Revolution On London's Streets] Reference
At the side was a wooden platform, with a grubby towel tossed across it. From Wordnik.com. [The Island] Reference
Scientists give grubby children a clean bill of health (guardian. co.uk). From Wordnik.com. [Daily Dispatch: Black Friday iPhone apps; Google's new look] Reference
The world will get its grubby hands around his precious toys sooner or later. From Wordnik.com. [Allergic Reactions #1: the Sun] Reference
In the grubby business of documenting war, each medium has its own function and value. From Wordnik.com. [Viewing The Unthinkable] Reference
"" I've got a lot to think about, '' says Wong, dressed in a grubby T shirt and shorts. From Wordnik.com. [Built To Last] Reference
I'd watch the calculations of your grubby hands, and earn a black mark with a whistled tune. From Wordnik.com. [Classmates] Reference
Amid the T-shirts and shorts, he wore faded blue slacks and a grubby, long sleeved dress shirt. From Wordnik.com. [Shirts and Skins] Reference
We were ushered into a huge room on the third floor, overlighted and full of grubby plastic chairs. From Wordnik.com. [My Big Date With Nicole] Reference
Sara held out her hand to him impulsively, and Brady sheepishly extended his own grubby paw to meet it. From Wordnik.com. [The Hermit of Far End] Reference
In one corner a reeking hole served for a toilet; in another there was a grubby depression for washing. From Wordnik.com. ['I Thought I Was Going To Die'] Reference
I smile at him graciously like a well trained hotel porter, discreetly letting go of his grubby elbow when we're on the pavement. From Wordnik.com. [The Grief Benches] Reference
Ottomans was imminent and this imminence exerted subtle but verifiable pressure on all the participant in this grubby grabbing game. From Wordnik.com. [Terrorists and Freedom Fighters] Reference
It shows why Wal-Mart as a government agency would actually provide fewer public benefits than as a grubby, profit-seeking colossus. From Wordnik.com. [Wal-Mart's A Diversion] Reference
Photographer Corinne Day, who has died aged 48, cast off glamour in favour of grubby naturalism — and discovered the model Kate Moss. From Wordnik.com. [Corinne Day: Pioneer of a new kind of beauty] Reference
So, during 2009 Art Fair week, I found myself tramping all the way out to the waterfront to a grubby barge to visit The Fountain Art Fair. From Wordnik.com. [Steven Mesler: My Vote for Next Great Artist: Michael Zelehoski] Reference
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