drip

Example Sentences

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That’s an eternity or a drip, depending on whose survival we’re talking about.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

According to the National Cancer Institute, PAHs can develop when fat and juices from meat drip onto a hot surface or open flame, creating smoke that deposits these compounds onto the food.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Banks in Europe have been particularly exposed, shareholders have been discovering in a drip feed of information since February.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Since 2015, NHS patients have received the world's best-selling drug through a drip – or intravenous infusion – which can take more than an hour to administer in hospital.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

As we reassemble the three postcards, warm droplets of rain splash onto my head and drip down my neck.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller