leaky

Example Sentences

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Still, the UBS analysts said, the repairs many homes need, like leaky roofs, have to be made.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

The material was designed to localize to injured tissue by binding to leaky microvasculature and was largely degraded within about three days.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

“It’s like you’re drowning. The lungs are leaky, so the fluid fills up in the lungs.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

And yet, a leaky skylight is calling out to me.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

My master he had seen in Krete, he said, lodged with Idomeneus, while the long ships, leaky from gales, were laid up for repairs.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer