in the gutter
Example Sentences
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He made a big wager on natural gas when prices were in the gutter, and he has funded Comstock’s exploration at a time when its rivals are sticking with Wall Street’s strict capital edicts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025
His songs blended the scabrous and the sentimental, ranging from carousing anthems to snapshots of life in the gutter to unexpectedly tender love songs.
From Washington Times • Nov. 30, 2023
Keep those expectations planted firmly in the gutter because after this encounter, you’ll likely be left thinking, “Can‘t Pazuzu just give it a rest?”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2023
But in salute to my colleagues in Ukraine, let me conclude with a quote from Oscar Wilde: "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."
From Salon • Oct. 9, 2022
At once Will kicked it away, his shoe connecting with the hilt, luckily for him, and it spun across the lead and came to rest in the gutter just beside a drainage hole.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
