droop

Example Sentences

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Six overs in, England were 83-0 and it already felt the like the match was over as a contest as the shoulders of those wearing maroon started to droop.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2025

The shrub — reportedly named for leaves that can droop and coil like poodle fur — primarily grows in Southern California in chaparral between roughly 3,300 to 7,500 feet, on granitic slopes and ridges.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2025

However, an increase in power supplied to the LED results in a decrease in its efficiency, a phenomenon known as efficiency droop.

From Science Daily • Nov. 25, 2024

In the spring, maroon flowers droop from the branches.

From Salon • Aug. 14, 2024

Scabbers was looking thinner than usual, and there was a definite droop to his whiskers.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling