dreg

How to use dreg in a sentence

• If August represents the last delicious dregs of summer, the right books will help you savor it.

  Here Are the 12 New Books You Should Read in August | Laura Zornosa | July 29, 2022 | Time

• Its flavor, ineffable but always memorable, is like raisins mashed into an old orange and then plunged into the dregs of a long-neglected beef stock with dribbles of expired tomato paste.

  For the Love of A1 | Matthew Kang | February 25, 2022 | Eater

• In the wake of the article, Vivian has a job offer rescinded from Bloomberg News and is relocated to the dregs of the magazine’s office, affectionately known as “Scriberia.”

  The True Story Behind Netflix's Inventing Anna | Shannon Carlin | February 11, 2022 | Time

• I found the smashed dregs of a Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pop-Tart, busted open the wrapper, and drank down the crumbs.

  I Ran Out of Food on a Backpacking Trip | cobrien | November 17, 2021 | Outside Online

• He asks penetrating questions and often has a better handle on details from the dregs of thick case files than some of the attorneys arguing before him.

  Judge David Tatel’s lack of eyesight never defined him, but his blindness is woven into the culture of the influential appeals court in D.C. | Ann Marimow | July 8, 2021 | Washington Post