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
“No one else would deal with them. Literally, I was not bottom of the barrel, darling — I was underneath the barrel. It was desperation.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2025
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
People are having to scrap the bottom of the barrel of optimism right now.
From BBC • Sep. 5, 2024
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
