bottom feeder
Example Sentences
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In Weidman’s novel, the main character, a garment industry climber named Harry Bogen, is an impenitent snake, a moral bottom feeder who knows no bottom.
From New York Times ● Oct. 30, 2023
But this is what the Trojans, who did not lose to any Pac-12 bottom feeder this season like UCLA, have provided us: The chance to happily keep dreaming.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2022
Langley, who went 126-61 during her six-year tenure at Rice, established a reputation as a program builder after resurrecting a Conference USA bottom feeder that was 9-21 the season before her arrival.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 12, 2021
Meyer’s actions were the latest embarrassment for a franchise that’s been mostly a bottom feeder since Khan took over in 2012.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 5, 2021
It is very largely a bottom feeder and, therefore, rather of a sluggish nature.
From Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast by Payne, Harry Thom
