at the bottom of the pile

idiom

: in a low or very unimportant position
The team finished the season at the bottom of the pile.

Examples of at the bottom of the pile in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Stuck at the bottom of the pile, Mulkeen managed to pull his gun and shot Williams five times just as Wichers jumped off the two men. Mike Hayes, ProPublica, 23 Aug. 2023 Yet again, Alabama finds itself at the bottom of the pile in terms of the amount of solar energy produced. Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 17 June 2023 Yet again, Alabama finds itself at the bottom of the pile in terms of the amount of solar energy produced. Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 17 June 2023 By the time first responders arrived, though, two individuals were found in the other one, which was located at the bottom of the pile, the LAFD said. Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2023 Last week, Reid, 6 feet and 190 pounds, dove into a pile of players and wrestled the ball away at the bottom of the pile to recover Tufts’ onside kick and seal the win. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 22 Sep. 2022 All three men fell to the ground, and Brosnan, who was at the bottom of the pile, hit his head. Shaddi Abusaid, ajc, 23 Aug. 2022 Wise reportedly fell on top of a woman at the bottom of the pile. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 17 Aug. 2022 Winker ended up at the bottom of the pile, in a scuffle with Angels reliever Ryan Tepera, with fellow Angels Brandon Marsh and Monte Harrison trying to get through the masses to separate them. Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2022

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“At the bottom of the pile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20bottom%20of%20the%20pile. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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