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

“I’m afraid you’ve got the dregs now, so good luck.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2025

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

When August rolls around, we’re down to the dregs.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 17, 2023

Although our primary water tank was down to the dregs before the Tap-Out, there was an older one on top of the hill that had been taken out of service.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman