the gutter
noun
: the lowest or poorest conditions of human life
He squandered all his money and wound up in the gutter.
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This might be the type of energy Democrats desperately need to stop the bleeding after months of polling showing their party in the gutter with voters.
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Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025
But its stock is in the gutter and sales have been falling for two years because of good ol’ business fundamentals.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
With the hose attachment equipped, position the nozzle in the gutter, then turn on the leaf blower to begin blowing out the gutters.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2025
This was a night of messages being sent and styles being explored, right down to Carolina trying to go into the gutter with a Panthers team that can live there.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 21 May 2025
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Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025
But its stock is in the gutter and sales have been falling for two years because of good ol’ business fundamentals.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
With the hose attachment equipped, position the nozzle in the gutter, then turn on the leaf blower to begin blowing out the gutters.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2025
This was a night of messages being sent and styles being explored, right down to Carolina trying to go into the gutter with a Panthers team that can live there.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 21 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for the gutter
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“The gutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20gutter. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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