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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a pool of dirty" is not correct in written English as it is incomplete and lacks a noun to clarify what is dirty.
You can use it when describing a collection of something that is unclean, but it needs to be followed by a noun for clarity.
Example: "After the storm, we found a pool of dirty water in the backyard."
Alternatives: "a puddle of dirt" or "a collection of filth."
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One man washed his pliers in a pool of dirty sewage before charging into a battle.
On the contrary, it feels like a pool of dirty water.
Squeegees are great, but I never managed to get the technique down, and always found a pool of dirty suds at the bottom of the window.
Over the years, I've tried just about everything to avoid standing in a pool of dirty, lukewarm water for the duration of what's supposed to be a rejuvenating shower.
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One single cup of dirty urine out of a pool of thousands of recipients might seem surprisingly low, but it's actually typical.
A pool of blood surrounded her.
In front of me, a boy crawls onto a grave slab and kneels in two pools of dirty water on top of it.
Inspections over the last three years, which were set off by the finding of staphylococcal bacteria in a cheese sample in 2009, have turned up a long list of violations, including equipment that was covered in harmful bacteria; flies, maggots and mold in production areas; stagnant pools of dirty water on the floor; and rodent excrement in the supply rooms, the suit said.
Beyond the wooden shacks lie ditches and pools of dirty, stagnant water where mosquitoes breed.
Around her, little boys and girls splashed through pools of dirty water.
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