Examples of scum of the earth in a Sentence
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The Bone Temple portrays its central figures as the scum of the earth.
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David Sims,
The Atlantic,
15 Jan. 2026
The man who slaughtered vulnerable women on the streets of East London in the fall of 1888 was the scum of the earth.
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Julie Berry,
PEOPLE,
13 Sep. 2025
There are lots of places to self-publish that don’t feed into a platform that is taking money away from small businesses and giving it to wretched, scum of the earth billionaires.
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Literary Hub,
15 May 2025
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David Sims,
The Atlantic,
15 Jan. 2026
The man who slaughtered vulnerable women on the streets of East London in the fall of 1888 was the scum of the earth.
—
Julie Berry,
PEOPLE,
13 Sep. 2025
There are lots of places to self-publish that don’t feed into a platform that is taking money away from small businesses and giving it to wretched, scum of the earth billionaires.
—
Literary Hub,
15 May 2025
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“Scum of the earth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scum%20of%20the%20earth. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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