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Recent Examples of guttersnipe
Seeing my friend so comfortable in comfort, my old guttersnipe buddy who’d once lived for years in actual squalor, felt odd.
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Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, 28 Sep. 2024
Our point-of-entry into the world of competitive bloodsport is Tenax (Iwan Rheon, better than the inconsistent writing), a former guttersnipe who has risen to control a wildly successful gambling concern tied to the chariot races in the Circus Maximus.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 July 2024
And looking back sadly, the United States will probably never have another halcyon period like that to squander with minimalist ambitions and guttersnipe politics about nothing.
—Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 27 June 2022
The guttersnipes have outfoxed the plutocrats, for once.
—Kyle Smith, National Review, 3 Oct. 2019
They are barred from using certain language during debates including git, guttersnipe, swine and stool pigeon.
—Max Colchester, WSJ, 3 Jan. 2019
From the massive success of post-grunge rockers Stone Temple Pilots to commercial guttersnipe supergroup Velvet Revolver, singer Scott Weiland's expansive talent cast a long shadow.
—Katherine Turman, Esquire, 4 Dec. 2015
There were no sound and light shows, no teenage haute guttersnipes, no thumbing his nose at the rules.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2016
Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, 28 Sep. 2024
Our point-of-entry into the world of competitive bloodsport is Tenax (Iwan Rheon, better than the inconsistent writing), a former guttersnipe who has risen to control a wildly successful gambling concern tied to the chariot races in the Circus Maximus.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 July 2024
And looking back sadly, the United States will probably never have another halcyon period like that to squander with minimalist ambitions and guttersnipe politics about nothing.
—Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 27 June 2022
The guttersnipes have outfoxed the plutocrats, for once.
—Kyle Smith, National Review, 3 Oct. 2019
They are barred from using certain language during debates including git, guttersnipe, swine and stool pigeon.
—Max Colchester, WSJ, 3 Jan. 2019
From the massive success of post-grunge rockers Stone Temple Pilots to commercial guttersnipe supergroup Velvet Revolver, singer Scott Weiland's expansive talent cast a long shadow.
—Katherine Turman, Esquire, 4 Dec. 2015
There were no sound and light shows, no teenage haute guttersnipes, no thumbing his nose at the rules.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guttersnipe
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After cutting open another half dozen, my hands were stained red, urchin spines were embedded in my skin and my mouth was dancing.Jaime Lowe, New York Times, 26 Sep. 2024
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Correspondent Maura Barrett helps researchers place adult-sized urchins in a reef.Evan Bush, NBC News, 19 Sep. 2024
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This tiny, doe-eyed waif is the one making things deeply and unpleasantly weird in an interaction with her very powerful boss.Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
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Who wouldn’t dream of being the waif led to heaven by a dangerous love?Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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And the best way to clear a driveway piled with snow is to hire some neighborhood ragamuffins with snow shovels, pay them some cash, and give them a belt of hot chocolate.Steven Levy, WIRED, 5 Apr. 2024
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The young ragamuffin helped turn corrido tumbado into a global chart-topper (and moneymaker) and proved that Latin American artists don’t have to compromise to reach that level of acclaim.Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 13 Dec. 2023
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The beggars, widows, and families with sick relatives who once made a pilgrimage to the gates of the parliament building in the Green Zone to beg lawmakers for help are now barred from entry.Ned Parker, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2012
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All the beggars at the intersection of Lee Road and the off-ramp of I-4 are completely out of hand.Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2024
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Extra hooks allow the bag to transform into a trapezoidal hobo shape.Joelle Diderich, WWD, 19 Sep. 2024
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There’s a lot to love about Coach’s viral shoulder bag: the modern hobo style, the soft leather, the distinct shape.Lindy Segal, Glamour, 13 Sep. 2024
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There are haves and have-nots, and the haves usually win.Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2024
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The Warriors were example No. 1 about the big-spending teams driving a wedge between haves and have-nots.Mike Vorkunov, The Athletic, 3 July 2024
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Daniels’ first foray into the horror genre shot to No. 1 on Netflix after dropping Aug. 30, which may have a little bit — or a whole lot — to do with Close, who clearly had the time of her life playing a tramp named Alberta.Lynette Rice, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2024
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On March 7, 1913, rescuers were desperately searching the same waters for survivors of the Alum Cine, a British tramp steamer, that exploded while being loaded with 350 tons of dynamite (nine boxcars’ worth) that was bound to Panama for construction of the canal that was underway.Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2024
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Levinson’s twisty, almost noir tone (Dutch angles and murderous drifters abound) makes the litany of sight gags on display twice as funny.Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
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From the beginning, Autumn has always been the most mysterious character — a drifter who showed up in episode one to camp on the west pasture and almost immediately pushed Royal into the hole as an experiment.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 15 May 2024
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“Guttersnipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guttersnipe. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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