drooped

Example Sentences

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Within days her eyelid had drooped and swelled.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 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

She was on a United flight from Toronto to San Francisco when her now-deceased father, then in his 80s, began showing concerning symptoms: The right side of his face and arm drooped.

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2023

Hicks drooped his head for a few seconds, thinking he caught the ball and the drive was foul, and two runs scored before he reacted and picked up the ball.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 9, 2022

His floppy mustache drooped out from under the nose.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney