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

Always clean and maintain your home’s gutters and downspouts to mitigate water buildup around the house.

From Seattle Times

Working at a frenetic pace on stage, Belzer could go from highbrow social commentary to gutter humor in the blink of an eye.

From Salon

Ortiz lay in the gutter, shot in the head, a detective testified.

From Los Angeles Times

He understands it instead as a flashy pinball game that has bounced him from bumper to bumper and sometimes into the gutter, artistically anyway.

From New York Times