droopy

Example Sentences

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William, who Rona chirpily informs us has “a rare mucous membrane disorder,” is happy to get “lugubrious”: “Meaning extremely sad and droopy? A topic I am all too familiar with.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

The illness started last summer with headaches, blurry vision and a droopy face, alarming doctors at Hasbro Children’s Hospital in Providence.

From Seattle Times • May 13, 2024

“Be Free, You Wrinkly Ghost!” opens, “I’ve never been fully on board with my face” and goes on to detail the surgeries Nancherla has undergone to correct a droopy eyelid and underbite.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2023

“They melt into droopy brown blossoms that look really awful, like melted chocolate,” he said.

From Washington Times • Feb. 23, 2023

Seeing us lolling our heads like droopy violets, Cecilia told us to go upstairs and pick out a bedroom to sleep in.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall