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Its floppy feathers droop from the ceiling and stretch out across the ground, dominating the gallery after seeming to have deflated midflight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

It’s as if, when Early dons Maddie’s blonde wig, complete with perfectly placed flyaways that droop into his face, he is neither himself nor the character, but every woman.

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026

Saltires won't droop down hotels or poke out car windows, McGinn's name won't keep them up at night and cones will no longer land on any statues.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026

However, many established approaches for green LEDs are plagued with "efficiency droop" at high current densities.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 23, 2024

They “soon began to droop their heads and wouldn’t shake themselves like they normally did,” British trooper Ben Clouting remembered.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

The split between the two companies points to a so-called K-shaped economy —named that way because the upper arm rises while the lower arm droops.

From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026

You can check this by stopping the mixer, detaching the whisk attachment or beater and turning it upside down: If the meringue droops down just at the top, you’re good to go.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 1, 2023

“He speaks as fluently as ever, but his lower lip droops on one side. The ulnar nerve in his left hand was badly damaged.”

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 6, 2023

In the photo, she’s thinner, and her face droops.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2022

His face droops a bit, and I can't help but laugh.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

The lodging business took a hit when travel activity drooped during the pandemic, while soaring operating costs and plunging occupancy rates caused hundreds of senior housing facilities to close.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Daffodils wilted, dragons drooped and decibels dropped to the quiet hubbub of a cricket crowd.

From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2025

She drew laughter when she stepped in to lift the microphone near a student’s face after it repeatedly drooped too low.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2023

He stayed down several minutes before walking slowly from the field to the injury tent with his shoulder drooped.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 8, 2023

He sailed a rough chopping sea above which clouds drooped and drifted in vast mournful veils.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin

Mature trees that take decades to establish are drooping, and some have leaves turning brown in August in a stress reaction to excessive heat.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

Other symptoms include constipation, drooping eyelids, sluggish pupils and a weak cry.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026

Another possibility is that people will use their refund money to build rainy-day funds, at a time when savings rates are drooping.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 26, 2026

And there are plenty of hybrid creatures, apocalyptic nightmares, strange juxtapositions and drooping abnormalities of the melting-watch variety.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 27, 2025

I looked at Jasper who was standing by my feet with ears drooping and sad reproachful eyes.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier