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gutter

[guht-er] / ˈgʌt ər /


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“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars,” wrote Oscar Wilde.

From Barron's Apr. 6, 2026

Her husband diligently cleans every gutter and any sort of debris that could allow rain to pool near their home, she said.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 24, 2025

Indeed, everyone in Sennott’s LA throws around “I love yous” and air-kisses like chewing gum wrappers blowing into the gutter.

From Salon Nov. 2, 2025

He made a big wager on natural gas when prices were in the gutter, and he has funded Comstock’s exploration at a time when its rivals are sticking with Wall Street’s strict capital edicts.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 29, 2025

A baker washes down the path, sluicing water into the gutter.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell

The second adjuster confirmed that the entire roof and gutters had sustained hail damage from the same storm the agent had inspected for.

From MarketWatch Jul. 10, 2026

The total cost for the siding, soffits, re-sheathing and gutters reached $85,000—well above Zemke’s $60,000 original budget.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 8, 2026

Nevertheless, this man, grown out of Flea Bottom’s gutters, appropriates the tradition by holding his vows as a representation of lived reality, rather than as a mere ritual or badge of social class.

From Salon Feb. 25, 2026

Then there are some measures already required under previous wildfire regulations — such as removing dead vegetation like twigs and leaves, from the ground, roof and gutters — that are not under debate.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 13, 2026

I was chasing him through neighborhoods, hopping gutters, weaving through narrow streets.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

Down a long slope, the Columbia River guttered below.

From Seattle Times Nov. 21, 2021

In her third round, a ball guttered on the left side for a change.

From New York Times Sep. 24, 2021

“Y’know, basic things like in Chicago, the weather gets cold. It snows. The snow falls off the roof. Don’t design a slopping roof where the snow can’t be caught or guttered off somewhere.”

From The Verge Dec. 28, 2017

Many of today’s punks grew up in the halcyon nineties, when the flame of the culture had guttered out.

From The New Yorker Apr. 8, 2017

The tent was empty, tawny and magnificent The wind wailed and the candles guttered.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

The insurer told her the hail damage—to guttering and copper on the roof—tallied just $2,000, well below her policy’s deductible.

From The Wall Street Journal May 31, 2026

And it’s still a rite of passage among Bardstown teens to see how far across the under-city you and your friends can get with your guttering Bic lighters and your courage.

From Salon Oct. 7, 2023

Clouds of incense, guttering candles: Inside Lviv’s garrison church, singer Vasyl Hnypyuk’s high baritone rose and fell in cadence, supplementing the chanting of presiding priests.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2023

Mouse carcasses and excrement in roof guttering are polluting farmers’ water tanks and causing sickness.

From Seattle Times Jun. 22, 2021

He led them through the guttering fires and the soot and ash of the riverfront, pounding down a long stone quay with his own men and Ser Balon's behind him.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin




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