drop by drop
Example Sentences
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“In our sleep, pain which cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart until, in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the awful grace of God.”
From Salon • Sep. 12, 2025
Those cells are then genetically modified in the lab to make them more effective at targeting cancer cells, multiplied, and infused back into the patient drop by drop.
From BBC • Jan. 7, 2022
The video is conceptually simple — a copper pipe slowly leaks water, drop by drop, onto an amplified drum, while a video monitor shows the spectacle blown up large and in real time.
From Washington Post • Aug. 12, 2019
The series is deliberately plotted to keep the view in the dark, and knowing only what is fed to you drop by drop is definitely a big part of the addictive pleasure of the show.
From New York Times • Sep. 21, 2016
He took his life from this earth; drop by drop by his sweat he wrung food from it and from the food, silver.
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
