dreg
noun
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Definition of dreg
1
: sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate entry 1 sense 3a) from it : lees
—usually used in plural coffee dregs at the bottom of the cup
2
: the most undesirable part
—usually used in plural the dregs of society
3
: the last remaining part : vestige
—usually used in plural the last dregs of fuel
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Other Words from dreg
dreggy
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adjective
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adjective
Examples of dreg in a Sentence
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Far too often, the Pac-12 Network is left with the dregs. — Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, "College football kicks off: Top stories to watch," 29 Aug. 2019 Tap the kegs and drink to the dregs, girls and boys. — Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, "Bo Nix is a liability; So are Alabama linebackers," 29 Aug. 2019 One turns into 25, a bowl of dip becomes dregs to be excavated for flavor with the last crumbly few shards in the bag. — Maura Judkis, Washington Post, "We tried 13 popular potato chip brands, and our top and bottom picks might just surprise you," 22 Aug. 2019 Over the past five years, the company has acquired the dregs of the dot-com economy that Facebook and others eviscerated. — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, "Work Ruined Email," 2 Aug. 2019 Con artists in guru disguises Even as the counterculture began slouching toward narcissism, the dregs of the original hippie impulse had sprung out of Spahn Ranch in horrifically grotesque form. — Tom Carson, Los Angeles Times, "Woodstock glorified them. Tarantino barbecued them. In 2019, whither the hippie?," 15 Aug. 2019 Getty Images Close to two months after the 2019 Met Gala, the last dregs of drama are still seeping out of fashion’s most famous ball. — Emily Dixon, Marie Claire, "Alex Rodriguez Says Kylie Jenner Didn't Actually Brag About Being Rich at the Met Gala," 26 June 2019 And yet, the shipping economy remains a lifeline, a symbol both of Haiti’s reliance on the dregs of global capitalism and of the power of remittances to reach deep into the Haitian countryside. — Rowan Moore Gerety, Harper's magazine, "Downstream," 10 June 2019 Without an advantage, the Astros asked their bullpen dregs to keep the game close. — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, "Astros suffer embarrassing blowout loss to Mariners," 6 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dreg.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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