dregs

British  

/ drɛɡz /

plural noun

1. solid particles that tend to settle at the bottom of some liquids, such as wine or coffee

2. residue or remains

3. slang a despicable person

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Etymology

Origin of dregs

C14 dreg, from Old Norse dregg; compare Icelandic dreggjar dregs, Latin fracēs oil dregs

Example Sentences

It is not known whether this was one of the issues Sir Jim Ratcliffe was mulling over when the camera panned to him in the last dregs of United's latest damaging loss under Amorim's charge.

From BBC

“Heart Eyes” has two goals: satirize romantic comedies and squeeze the dregs from slasher clichés.

From Los Angeles Times

And the buoy answers, “Yes,” quickly scanning the dregs of the internet to offer up a lifelike image, landing on an influencer.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s funny how this moment is bringing up those little dregs of work that I still need to do in that area.

From Los Angeles Times

Models suggest that the last dregs of the magma ocean crystallized into dense minerals including ilmenite, a mineral containing titanium and iron.

From Science Daily