gritty

With deliberately employed visual effects, Lopez builds a vision propelled by its own mythology where gritty realism meets the darkly fantastical.

What initially looked like a complete rout by No. 24 Wisconsin turned into a gritty display of fight and determination.

It’s a gritty around-the-clock job — you eat when you can.

His hip injury sabotaged his off-season work and Monday's gritty opening win over Argentina's Mariano Navone was his first competitive match since the end of October.

Sam Moore, who as half of the 1960s R&B duo Sam & Dave sang gritty but hook-filled hits including “Soul Man” and “Hold On, I’m Coming,” died Friday in Coral Gables, Fla. He was 89.