Sentence examples for as gritty from inspiring English sources

That is about as gritty as it gets.

The mother tongue proved as gritty as the bread.

Their current lineup is not nearly as gritty as advertised.

It is heartening to find a teen-oriented movie franchise as gritty as The Hunger Games.

Books set in Hull can be as gritty as any Nordic noir.

Despite the violence and procedural detail, this is about as gritty as Dixon of Dock Green.

It is not as gritty as "Barfly," probably a more realistic portrayal, which Powers does mention.

Although Horizon is nowhere as gritty as, say, Codemasters' Grid games.

The stories are as gritty as anything you would find in The Bill, and happy outcomes are rare.

Too often, though, it is sauteed, and for so long that it tastes as gritty as a bag of sand.

They watched even a fellow as gritty as John McCain crumple during the 2000 South Carolina primary, stunned by the sulfurous personal attacks of Bush supporters.