dregs

Example Sentences

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As she says, a noble use for the dregs of the nut bowl.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

By the climax, we’re mostly left with the Jimmy dregs.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026

Models suggest that the last dregs of the magma ocean crystallized into dense minerals including ilmenite, a mineral containing titanium and iron.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2024

Many fishermen feel they're being left the dregs once the seas have been divided up by other industries.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2023

She leans up against the wall of their house and goes to take a sip from a water bottle that’s down to the dregs.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman