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Synonyms: Noun
dirt, filth, grime, gunk, muck, smut, soil
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Examples of crud in a Sentence
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I spent an hour scrubbing the crud off the old stove. He complains that there's too much crud on TV these days.Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
This wasn’t a matter of the creeping-crud sprinting from barn to barn, unabated. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: ‘Isolated’ Del Mar virus knocks out Omaha Beach, Game Winner, more," 17 Aug. 2019 In other news, the Pope wears a pointy hat, anything after Shrek 2 was an abomination and Shkodran Mustafi is still crud. — SI.com, "Transfer Rumours: More Newcastle Misery, Inter Try (Another) Lukaku Deal, Gueye's Future & More," 17 July 2019 There have never been as many opportunities to schlep a lot of crud inside an electric vehicle as there are right now. — Aarian Marshall, WIRED, "Audi Recalls Some E-Tron SUVs Over a Battery Issue," 10 June 2019 The manifold crud is a sign that Disney, stewards of George Lucas’s franchise since purchasing it for $4.05 billion in 2012, understands the gut appeal of the Star Wars universe. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, "The Star Wars Park Is a Space-Junk Fantasy," 5 June 2019 The rubber is tough, and doesn’t hold on to any crud. — James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, "This One Tool Will Save You from Chapped Lips This Winter," 14 Nov. 2018 In my testing, which largely involved pouring Cheetos dust all over my keyboard (purely by accident, of course), the new Pro did a pretty good job of keeping crud out. — David Pierce, WSJ, "Apple Fixed the MacBook Keyboard, But It’s Only For Pros," 22 July 2018 In other words, just like an iceberg, most of the suspected saucer's bulk is invisible — hidden by a sea of loose crud. — NBC News, "Here's the scientific explanation for that 'alien spaceship' on Mars," 23 June 2018 The caked-on crud will come up with a simple swipe of a sponge. — NBC News, "How to spring clean like a pro," 10 Aug. 2017Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Just apply gentle pressure, rinsing the scraper or toothbrush off after each pass to avoid re-depositing all that crud back on your tongue. — Lindsey Lanquist, SELF, "Your Tongue Is Probably Filthy, Here’s How to Clean It," 18 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'crud.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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