dregs of society

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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

The prince was still as dissolute as ever, and associated with the very dregs of society, of both sexes.

From Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume I (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte by Hamilton, Lady Anne