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

It is not known whether this was one of the issues Sir Jim Ratcliffe was mulling over when the camera panned to him in the last dregs of United's latest damaging loss under Amorim's charge.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2025

It’s funny how this moment is bringing up those little dregs of work that I still need to do in that area.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2024

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

Only the dregs that the ladle cannot reach are tipped out and thrown into the garbage tins.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque