leaky

Example Sentences

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Over time, however, it can become leaky, allowing damaging compounds to enter brain tissue.

From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 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

In noncompliance records from 2023 reviewed by The Times, Manning Beef was accused of multiple instances of a leaky ceiling, separate instances of live insects on the kill floor, unsanitary conditions and operational malfunctions.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

Women washed their rags in leaky, rusted washtubs.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane