dross

discard the dross and select the essential

purge metal of dross (= purge away dross from metal)

The company needs to get rid of the dross in order to improve efficiency.

She sifted through the dross to find the valuable items hidden within.

His speech was full of dross, lacking any meaningful content.

The book was filled with dross, making it difficult to find the important information.

The dross of society often gets overlooked in discussions about progress.

The artist separated the dross from the gold in his latest collection.

The dross of negativity clouded her mind, preventing her from seeing the positive aspects of the situation.

The dross of gossip spread quickly through the office, causing tension among coworkers.

The dross of outdated practices needed to be removed to make room for innovation.

He skimmed off the dross of irrelevant information to focus on what was truly important.

Do you see the crust of dross or lead-rust on the surface?

Does it have a role as a shortcut to good data amid all the dross?

All the wicked of the earth you discard like dross; therefore I love your statutes.

Ultimately, much like the Babylonians and Romans, we seek to reaffirm the best parts of ourselves, while leaving the dross behind.

Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: 'Because you have all become dross, I will gather you into Jerusalem.

With no appraisal of the worth or dross of these two things, it seemed to Anthony that they lay somewhere near the heart of love.

I believe the rendering of useful service is the common duty of mankind and that only in the purifying fire of sacrifice is the dross of selfishness consumed and the greatness of the human soul set free.

I believe that the rendering of useful service is the common duty of mankind and that only in the purifying fire of sacrifice is the dross of selfishness consumed and the greatness of the human soul set free.