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Example sentences for: dross

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Yet, there are some who, believe it or not, do not possess even minimal control over this linguistic dross: within the past few weeks I heard one TV newscaster say “wheres and whyfors” and another refer to “a Herculanean task” (presumably the labor involved in giving birth to a volcano).
The bootleg recording is not like the standard pop album; it is by nature released mainly for the die-hard fan or collector, and while there is a great deal of dross to sort through, there are a lot of wonderful moments if you take the time to find them.
Sure, his "MetroGnome" column (every Monday) is the best in the city, but the fact that he can spin dross like the retirement of a Plaza doorman into gold does not mean he deserves awards or even praise.
A fine collection of citations using Yiddish-origin words is buried under a rubble of dross.
Most of these are filled with promotional dross.