in the 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
“We won’t get down in the gutter like Democrats did during the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings,” said Sen. Charles E. Grassley of Iowa, the committee’s ranking Republican.
From Washington Post
As we contemplate this idea of Democrats getting “down in the gutter” with Republican nominees, it’s worth noting that Justices Neil M. Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett, two other Trump-appointed conservatives, were confirmed to the court without so much as a rumor of sexual misconduct.
From Washington Post
“Bank shot dunk to win it all? Dunk Contest is in the gutter,” tweeted Miami Herald’s Daniel Oyefusi.
From Washington Times
Her uncle said a severed head appeared in the gutter outside his house.
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