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My self-esteem was in the gutter, though you wouldn’t have known it from the outside.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026

“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars,” wrote Oscar Wilde.

From Barron's ● Apr. 6, 2026

But he realised the falcons were having no success because they had laid their eggs in a metal gutter, which acts as a heat sink, drawing warmth away from the nest.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2025

Indeed, everyone in Sennott’s LA throws around “I love yous” and air-kisses like chewing gum wrappers blowing into the gutter.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2025

I keep my body hunched over, my head hanging over the gutter.

From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher

The second adjuster confirmed that the entire roof and gutters had sustained hail damage from the same storm the agent had inspected for.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026

Flooding in Accra is exacerbated by a poor drainage system, including clogged gutters and the construction of illegal structures on waterways.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

The total cost for the siding, soffits, re-sheathing and gutters reached $85,000—well above Zemke’s $60,000 original budget.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026

Nevertheless, this man, grown out of Flea Bottom’s gutters, appropriates the tradition by holding his vows as a representation of lived reality, rather than as a mere ritual or badge of social class.

From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2026

As he closed the window in his room, Evan could hear the gurgle of the gutters choking on the downpour.

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies

Down a long slope, the Columbia River guttered below.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 21, 2021

“Y’know, basic things like in Chicago, the weather gets cold. It snows. The snow falls off the roof. Don’t design a slopping roof where the snow can’t be caught or guttered off somewhere.”

From The Verge ● Dec. 28, 2017

Many of today’s punks grew up in the halcyon nineties, when the flame of the culture had guttered out.

From The New Yorker ● Apr. 8, 2017

In Maggie Bofill’s domestic comedy “Winners,” co-produced by the Ensemble Studio Theater and the Radio Drama Network, the home fires have guttered.

From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2015

One of the torches had guttered out, leaving only three.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

The insurer told her the hail damage—to guttering and copper on the roof—tallied just $2,000, well below her policy’s deductible.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026

And it’s still a rite of passage among Bardstown teens to see how far across the under-city you and your friends can get with your guttering Bic lighters and your courage.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2023

Clouds of incense, guttering candles: Inside Lviv’s garrison church, singer Vasyl Hnypyuk’s high baritone rose and fell in cadence, supplementing the chanting of presiding priests.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2023

One resident, 87-year-old Janet Roper said she has been left with "hideous" guttering inside her house, running into a bucket too heavy for her to lift when it was full.

From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2022

He led them through the guttering fires and the soot and ash of the riverfront, pounding down a long stone quay with his own men and Ser Balon's behind him.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin