drooped

Example Sentences

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Mark's speech started to go, and one side of his face drooped - classic stroke symptoms.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 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

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

The sails drooped from the yards like stained drapes.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee