Arroyo has a distinctive speaking voice, a bit of a Southern twang with a gritty edge.

TEN years ago, it was just a gritty edge of downtown Newark, and a dream.

Some people appreciate the area's gritty edge, crediting it with hindering the pace of gentrification.

The album has more of a gritty and punk edge to it than their later albums.

The meaningless talk had a sort of cold bracing effect on me, making a mood with a hard gritty edge.

New York may have lost some of its gritty edge of late.

"That's the job," the doctor said, the gritty edge of his drawl a bit more pronounced than usual.

No one familiar with the gritty edges of Wall Street will be too surprised at what happened next.

Despite the lack of penalties, the game had a gritty edge.

But this is a working city that has not lost its gritty edge, so no wonder film crews are fighting to work here.