The gritty setting inspired a legion of rappers.

The bluesy reveries and sharply rhythmic episodes in "On the Waterfront" help define the gritty urban setting of the film for which it was composed.

You've got this marvellous contrast of this brand-new shiny object being born out of a gritty, urban setting.

A portrait of "exotic dancers" in a decaying burlesque club, "Body Shop" may be treating a gritty subject in a gritty setting.

Nor does she mind the tiles' gritty setting.

Despite the gritty setting, the appeal of the militant fundamentalist message burns so strongly that the mosque has become Chicago's largest.

The King Raven series continued his themes of reimagining popular mythology into more authentic and gritty settings, which began with his Pendragon Cycle.

And Ms. Oates has, if anything, sharpened her feel for gritty urban settings and the passions and despairs that flame up there.

His films and music videos often portray a gritty and realistic setting juxtaposed with flashy high energy content.

Basketball tends to flourish more naturally in grittier settings; at Rye High School, football still rules.