| They were feared and reviled as street rats and guttersnipes, vagrants and beggars. |
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| How many times do I have to respond to the ravings of guttersnipes? |
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| In polls, fewer than one in five Americans say lawyers make a big contribution to society or display high ethical standards putting the profession even lower than such guttersnipes as journalists. |
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| In any event, I would like to use this opportunity to plead on behalf of the tabloids and those guttersnipes who work for them, in the netherworld. |
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| Syndicate's romanticised rendition of 1860s London is certainly impressive – a smoky sprawl filled with cockney guttersnipes and towering chimneys. |
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| These stories are a menagerie of the guttersnipes of Broadway in the 1920s and 30s, told in a clipped, knowing vernacular that never departs from the present tense. |
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