droop

Example Sentences

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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

One way to overcome efficiency droop is to increase the area of the LED, which gives you more light, but it also means that you need a larger chip.

From Science Daily • Nov. 25, 2024

In the spring, maroon flowers droop from the branches.

From Salon • Aug. 14, 2024

A 3D-modeling program used for mechanical and civil engineering accurately predicted how the carrots would droop over time, the team reports today in Royal Society Open Science.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 23, 2024

Ma reaches up to plump her snowy halo of hair, which is starting to droop a bit.

From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott