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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Wright was among the game’s best all-around players for a decade, serving as a Gold Glove third baseman, a perennial .300 hitter with power and speed, almost single-handedly keeping the lowly New York Mets out of the gutter.
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Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
And morale among Democrats has been in the gutter ever since.
—Amie Parnes, The Hill, 24 Feb. 2025
But, as Ives notes, social movements against Musk are creating real hazards that threaten to drag the stock deeper into the gutter.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
In short order the leaves are back in the gutter or on their way to the storm drain.
—Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
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Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
And morale among Democrats has been in the gutter ever since.
—Amie Parnes, The Hill, 24 Feb. 2025
But, as Ives notes, social movements against Musk are creating real hazards that threaten to drag the stock deeper into the gutter.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
In short order the leaves are back in the gutter or on their way to the storm drain.
—Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
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“The gutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20gutter. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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