gutter

Example Sentences

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Contrary to legend, Poe was not found in the gutter, and he didn’t die on a bench or in the street, said Enrica Jang, executive director of Baltimore’s Edgar Allan Poe House & Museum.

From Washington Post

Always clean and maintain your home’s gutters and downspouts to mitigate water buildup around the house.

From Seattle Times

Working at a frenetic pace on stage, Belzer could go from highbrow social commentary to gutter humor in the blink of an eye.

From Salon

The woodpecker is back, hammering the gutter above my bedroom window every dawn in a staccato that reverberates through my morning fog louder than last night’s burgundy.

From Washington Post

Each home now has a water tank attached to a corrugated iron roof by a gutter.

From New York Times