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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June let the water balloon fall into the gutter and put her arm around Gabriel. —

Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024 Move Your Body…With Someone Mind out of the gutter please. —

Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 11 Jan. 2025 But why should a 29-year-old who has made three All-Star teams and two All-NBA appearances in the past four seasons — an individual as responsible as anyone for carrying the Knicks out of the gutter and into the light — give back so much? —

Fred Katz, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024 Stand clear of where the snow will fall and be careful of any surrounding obstacles, like power lines, the gutter system, or nearby tree branches. —

Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the gutter