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gutter

[guht-er] / ˈgʌt ər /


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

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

“Some are free to choose between penthouse suites, while others are free to choose in which gutter to lay their heads.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Mr Vernon said he landed in a gutter and saw the car passing to his left.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 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

Carmen gripped The Wonderful Wizard of Oz harder as Tony kicked a rotten apple core into the gutter.

From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis




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