Etymology
Origin of linty
Example Sentences
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The tendriled thing that spread across the aluminum frame was nothing other than linty fuzz that had been knocked off the backside of the blinds.
From Washington Post
Then this loudmouth dude in a linty sweater with sparkles and wide-leg dress pants barged in yelling, "Y'all Black Lives Matter people not gonna be coming to my neighborhood and telling me how to run it!"
From Salon
We won’t really know how well this one stands up until people try storing it in grubby, linty, sandy pockets and opening it dozens of times a day.
From Washington Post
Over an array of rhythms that sound both linty and plush, the album finds him fixating on certain lyrics, repeating them over and over, as if looking at himself from different angles in a dressing room mirror.
From Washington Post
Ms. Myers wrote in the post: “I don’t need special treatment from anyone. What I need is for hairstylists to learn how to do black hair. I’m so tired of people avoiding doing my hair at shows. How dare you try to send me down the runway with a linty busted afro. We all know if you tried this on a white model, you’d be #canceled.”
From New York Times
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