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

This is an opera that blasts and scrapes, flickers and droops, with growling aggression giving way to delicate twinkling.

From New York Times • May 15, 2022

His lip droops a little, and I realize that even though I hear his voice, words aren’t coming out of his mouth.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender