How to Use crud in a Sentence

crud

noun
  • I spent an hour scrubbing the crud off the old stove.
  • He complains that there's too much crud on TV these days.
  • Remove any dirty or soiled crud or build up on the front of the mask.
    — Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 31 July 2020
  • And forget closing the bag if a bit of crud gets stuck in there.
    — Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2021
  • This gets the crud off and out of them and helps to reveal any defects.
    — Bryce M. Towsley, Field & Stream, 23 June 2020
  • Start out by removing all the dirt, mud, salt, and crud from your shoes.
    — Hans Aschim, Esquire, 14 Sep. 2015
  • The crud stays on the surface where it can be hosed off easily.
    — Popmech Editors, Popular Mechanics, 21 Nov. 2019
  • Sometimes, with an old bottle, a whole glass of wine was left, so thick was the crud.
    — John Seabrook, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2017
  • The two then proceeded to beat the crud out of each other.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
  • In many cases, people will catch the flu, feel like crud for a week, and still be fine.
    — Adele Jackson-Gibson, SELF, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Testers put it through its paces in a mix of groomers, crud, and frosty bumps, and nearly all walked away grinning.
    — Marina Knight, Outside, 17 Oct. 2025
  • But my 7-year-old needs to go to second grade, and there's just going to be crud that comes home.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Over time, crud builds up at the boundary between the anode and electrolyte.
    — Daniel Oberhaus, Wired, 5 Feb. 2020
  • The kittens were cold, unable to shiver or cry, and their eyes were covered in crud.
    — Maria Lopez, cleveland, 29 July 2021
  • Gently wipe the exterior of your phone with a clean microfiber cloth to get rid of smudges and crud.
    — Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 6 Jan. 2022
  • Heavier skis charge harder, bust through crud easier, and enable you to go faster.
    — Louis Mazzante, Popular Mechanics, 25 Nov. 2020
  • This wasn’t a matter of the creeping-crud sprinting from barn to barn, unabated.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2019
  • The planet probably got its start like any other—from a disk of space crud orbiting a star.
    — Scientific American, 6 Sep. 2019
  • That crud jams up the works of your coffee maker, slows brewing down, and impacts the taste of your morning brew.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
  • That’s good news for skiers looking for a quiver-killer — the elusive one ski that can float in deep powder, grip icy groomers and plow through crud.
    — Jason Blevins, The Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2017
  • Preclean your surface to ensure any visible crud or grime is removed.
    — Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 29 Oct. 2020
  • There used to be more opportunities, in other words, to separate the wheat from the crud.
    — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 12 June 2026
  • Stains and other crud can seep into leather if left unchecked, making future cleaning difficult.
    — Collin Morgan, Car and Driver, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Both trap and transport crud from airport terminals and hotel lobbies, city streets and parking lots.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
  • There have never been as many opportunities to schlep a lot of crud inside an electric vehicle as there are right now.
    — Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 10 June 2019
  • But the 3-in-1 lid is merely a thick plastic top with a seal around the edge, no nooks and crannies to get into, no ridges or lips for crud to hide.
    — Adam Speight, WIRED, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Sturgeon are bottom-feeders, enjoying larvae and various crud that rest on the lake’s floor.
    — Julia Kramer, Bon Appetit, 6 Feb. 2017
  • While flooding stirs up silt and mud, Cincinnati's treatment plant adds a chemical called alum that makes the crud stick together and sink.
    — Carrie Blackmore Smith, Cincinnati.com, 27 Feb. 2018
  • The winter sun is still low, and the shards of light come in sideways on the starboard side, showing every speck of dust and the crud coating the patio windows.
    — Chris Erskine, latimes.com, 2 Mar. 2018
  • Baking soda and water can be a good, inexpensive mixture to clean corrosion and crud from a car battery.
    — Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2025

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