leaky

Example Sentences

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That's partly because I have a French husband and we bought a very old, leaky house in northern France some years ago, which already had a heat pump installed.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

The public infrastructure report listed $150 million for “wet” infrastructure repairs, which included replacing aging and leaky water main pipelines.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

In June 2024, the Enterprises and their partners filed a $600 million lawsuit, accusing Shvo of shoddy construction that left the club “dimly lit and aesthetically unappealing”— and burdened by leaky showers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

The publisher's lawyers have also suggested that the claimants' were surrounded by a "leaky" circle of friends that passed on information to the media.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

We had a leaky pipe for a week.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya