Sentence examples for mere dirt from inspiring English sources
Rather than tarmac the roads are mere dirt tracks, down which as many horses travel as do cars.
That was 1995, when the Information Superhighway was a mere dirt road and surfers still stumbled through the pronunciation of "www" when they gave out web-site addresses.
"Snow Rabbit, Spring Rabbit" is the latest of Na's deceptively simple storybooks ("A Book of Sleep," "Brrrr: A Book of Winter"), where a straightforward tale of nature or nighttime is elevated by distinctive illustration into a somewhat more enchanted realm than that of mere snowfall and frozen dirt.
As William Cohen notes in his review of the subject, it has long been recognized that crude dichotomies of clean/dirty and notions of dirt as mere abjection grossly simplify the complexities of meaning inherent in the cultural construction of filth.
These are the falsely elevated, the men made great by puffery, mere bubbles that are ultimately dirt.
We were making incredible time given the circumstances, which explains why I was only able to look at the unforgettable Cairene man for mere moments before clambering down into the dust and dirt.
First, the mere presence of biofilms and their associated exopolymers, principally polysaccharides, act as glues, trapping dirt and other particulate materials, increasing the disfiguring effects of the biofilm and reducing the aesthetic appeal and value of materials.
