drip

Example Sentences

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At least two carry $100 million asking prices, including Jackson Pollock’s drip painting, “Number 7A, 1948,” and Constantin Brancusi’s 1913 bronze bust, “Danaïde.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

That’s because the flow of young talent that keeps the grading system running is slowing to a drip.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

"They admitted him to hospital where he developed a bad fever, really bad diarrhoea. He was on a drip, he needed constant fluids, constant painkillers," said Gareth.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

"She's got to be drip fed back into society. It's a massive ordeal she's been through," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

A drip from the rag makes it to my mouth and I gag and spit and cough some more.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness