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 latest economic data are considerably more upbeat than the droopy August jobs report," said Bill Adams, chief economist for Comerica Bank.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025

Michelson’s devotion to animal welfare extended to his own pet Blue, a beige-and-white dog with droopy eyes he celebrated on Instagram with the tongue-in-cheek handle @scarypitbully.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2024

Malaska’s brushwork is at once vigorous, detailed and patterned, then loose and almost abstract or even droopy and distorted.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 24, 2023

Sure, when it gets wet, you kind of resemble a droopy sea lion, but at least it isn’t pink and lime green like Linda’s swimsuit is.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali