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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

Possible symptoms include face weakness, where one side of the face might droop, arm weakness and speech problems.

From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026

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

The corners of her smile droop a little.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

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

“Can you smile for me?” the paramedic asks, and notes that only the left corner of the man’s mouth curls upward when he tries; the right droops into a frown.

From New York Times ● Mar. 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

Her eyes are bored, her head droops forward, the way it has been put.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

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

Within days her eyelid had drooped and swelled.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2025

Jackie, who turns 13 this spring, puffed up her feathers, drooped her wings, bore down and released her latest egg, according to the group.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2025

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

The thing looked like a glider with a jet engine, its wings twice as long as its body, so long they drooped when the plane was at rest.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

At Chiswick, staff were watering drooping camellias and lilacs, shrubs that normally thrive in sun.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

Designed by Na Song, the cover features drooping blue crayon text and a small illustration of a girl.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 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

According to the exhibition catalog, “Aso Oke” was inspired by the handwoven openwork fabric of Nigeria’s Yoruba people, as well as the drooping fila gobi ceremonial cap worn by Yoruba men.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025

The tree branches are dusted in white and drooping.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day