droops
Example Sentences
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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
“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
An unframed and unfurled painting by Sheila Crider, hung so that each end droops, offers the show’s exemplary title: “Shape Shifter.”
From Washington Post • Sep. 9, 2022
It droops under its own weight, a turquoise hyacinth in bloom on the first day of spring.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2022
His sandy mustache droops on either side of his mouth, and despite his relative youth, his movements as he sits are slow and deliberate.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
