dregs

Example Sentences

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As she says, a noble use for the dregs of the nut bowl.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

“Bugonia” star Jesse Plemons stood near the main lobby bar talking with friends and posing for pictures with fans while finishing the dregs of a drink.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Models suggest that the last dregs of the magma ocean crystallized into dense minerals including ilmenite, a mineral containing titanium and iron.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2024

When August rolls around, we’re down to the dregs.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 17, 2023

The knight sloshed the dregs at the bottom of his tankard.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin