grubby hand

Frequency: 5.51.2 per million words

A hand that is dirty or unwashed.

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Examples (10)

  • The little boy ran inside, his grubby hands covered in mud.
  • ‘Go and wash your grubby hands before dinner!’ she called out.
  • The mechanic wiped his grubby hands on an old cloth.
  • He reached out a grubby hand to take the offered piece of bread.
  • Her grubby hands were a testament to a long day working in the garden.
  • I tried not to flinch when he shook my palm with his grubby hand.
  • The artist's canvas was marked by the prints of her grubby hands.
  • Don't touch the clean laundry with those grubby hands!
  • A child's grubby hand had left a sticky fingerprint on the window.
  • Despite his grubby hands, the old man had the kindest eyes I'd ever seen.