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"The plants do not touch the ground. We use large industrial pipes split completely in half to form long, rounded gutter containers," Sequeira explains.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 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

The persistent plunk, plunk, plunk of icicles dripping into an aluminum gutter — a sound that is less birdsong than plumbing.

From Salon ● Mar. 1, 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

The best career opportunity she was ever likely to get, and she’d tossed it in the gutter.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

Hawaii's emergency management agency recommended residents clear gutters and drains and move valuables off the ground, seal gaps in doors and remove tree limbs that threaten their properties.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

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

When replacing their copper gutters a few years ago, they considered switching to aluminum, which would have been cheaper, but ultimately stuck with copper to preserve the home’s integrity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026

She noticed the feather beds bellying out of windows, clothes of Oriental-bright colors drying on the fire escapes and the half-naked children playing in the gutters.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

Down a long slope, the Columbia River guttered below.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 21, 2021

In her third round, a ball guttered on the left side for a change.

From New York Times ● Sep. 24, 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

The tent was empty, tawny and magnificent The wind wailed and the candles guttered.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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

Pest controllers are not allowed to trap and kill grey squirrels living in guttering or roofs - but once they enter lofts or other rooms in a house they can be exterminated.

From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2023

At least one assumed he had been watching the sky, there being little else to view from his small window other than roof-tiles and guttering.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro