“The houses are small, cramped dingily together, with fringes of grass, old-fashioned blooms and rusty chain-link fences dividing the yards.”

“There is a midland city in the heart of fair, open country, a dirty and wonderful city nesting dingily in the fog of its own smoke.”

“Whether your potential date sees you first in a photograph, across a speed dating table or in a dingily lit bar, you'd better be looking your best if you're out and about.”