scum

Example Sentences

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While Embo didn’t have much screen time, he can be glimpsed among the scum and villainy in a handful of episodes including Season 2 Episode 17, Season 5 Episode 14 and Season 6 Episode 5.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

He also referred to himself as "scum" who deserved to be put in jail.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025

“I went through four years of hell by this scum that we had to deal with,” Trump said.

From Salon • Feb. 6, 2025

For most people, the word “algae” evokes puddles of puke-brown scum.

From Science Magazine • May 21, 2024

“Give it here, kid, and I promise none of Kronos’s scum are getting across the East River.”

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan