bottom of the barrel
Example Sentences
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Nygren is a value-stock investor, but that does not mean he scrapes the bottom of the barrel for the cheapest stocks.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026
The horror space does not necessarily demand ingenuity; there’s an audience for even the worst drivel at the bottom of the barrel.
From Salon • Feb. 26, 2025
“You can be quite certain that at the bottom of the barrel of that supply chain, someone is making next to nothing,” Gutfreund says.
From National Geographic • Feb. 5, 2024
Adm Rob Bauer, Nato's most senior military official, told the Warsaw Security Forum that "the bottom of the barrel is now visible".
From BBC • Oct. 3, 2023
I wheeled him up an hour later, used my pocketknife to cut holes in the bottom of the barrel for drainage, and built up a fine sweat shoveling in dirt.
From "Seedfolks" by Paul Fleischman
