“She eyed the grubby carpets, the faded curtains, and the filthy bathroom.”

“I was met at the door by a small, benign looking lady in a slightly grubby white coat.”

“At the root of spying, such men knew, was a grubby act of betrayal.”

“He plays up his breeding and rank at every opportunity, and in doing so reveals himself to be an even grubbier character than we first imagined.”

“Low investment means Britain's workers toil in grubbier offices, with rustier kit and slower computers.”

“South Africa's government handled primary contracts cleanly, even if secondary ones were grubbier.”

“Not to mention that the law of supply and demand makes even the grubbiest garage valuable real estate.”

“But now he will be enmeshed in the grubbiest of party politics.”

“A central part of their strategy has been to tangle the legislative works, resulting in both sides' resorting to the most arcane legislative maneuvers, displaying sausage-making at its grubbiest.”