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gutter

[guht-er] / ˈgʌt ər /


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After installing gutters for Sears and growing frustrated with low product quality, he bought his first gutter machine in 1972 and founded the Senox Corp.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

One might say “Beef” is in the gutter but looking at the stars.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 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

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

A breeze rustles golden leaves end over end along the gutter.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson

After installing gutters for Sears and growing frustrated with low product quality, he bought his first gutter machine in 1972 and founded the Senox Corp.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

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

A third contractor found hail damage across the entire roof and gutters and concluded both required replacement.

From MarketWatch Jul. 10, 2026

Dr Stephen Grimes, from the university's school of geography, earth and environment said: "This project will transform mundane rooftops and gutters all around Plymouth into portals to the cosmos."

From BBC Apr. 4, 2026

It was the end of winter, and the garbage-filled snow that had been banked along the edges of sidewalks was melting now and filling the gutters.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin

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

While the car’s Mood Modes include an accompanying soundtrack of thrumming, guttering performance sounds, I was happy to turn it off and rejoice in the well-wrought, hard-won quiet.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 5, 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

Suddenly she was holding two old-fashioned reed torches, guttering with fire.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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