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

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

The packed snow creaked underfoot, and everywhere I could hear a musical trickle and drip as the noon sun thawed icicles and snow crusts that would glaze again before nightfall.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath