dregs of society
Example Sentences
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And he's a loner who finds a sense of community among the dregs of society, bringing the story full circle.
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2022
Mark Twain's instruction to curious residents of Freedom Central is, by now, familiar: "If you want to see the dregs of society, go down to the jail and watch the changing of the guard."
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2020
I had traveled through dangerous parts of the world and hung with the dregs of society.
From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2013
These people are not the dregs of society.
From Time Magazine Archive
Look at us great people—we all come from the dregs of society.
From Mark Twain's Speeches by Mark Twain
