dregs
Example Sentences
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“Tow” might not be a knockout, but it’s far from the dregs of cinema.
From Salon
As she says, a noble use for the dregs of the nut bowl.
From Salon
A Reform UK source said: "Restore are welcome to our dregs. Let's not forget that six of these councillors were expelled."
From BBC
Gomez’s sculpture thus becomes an important record of a precious moment: one in which the dregs of greed were laid bare for all to see.
From Los Angeles Times
He’d been a little too enthusiastic, sending most of the coffee dregs flying at her.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.