runny

Example Sentences

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Maria’s brothers, with their perpetual runny noses, are summoned with a sniffly wipe.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Touch plays its part too, binding tastes and smells together and fixing our preferences for runny or firm eggs, and the velvety, luxuriousness gooeyness of chocolate.

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2026

The guidance stresses the importance of attendance and says most mild illnesses, like runny noses and sore throats, do not mean children need to be off school.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

It can be too runny, too clumpy, too salty, not salty enough, burned, sticky and, frankly, not very good at all.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025

Their noses are always filled with green mucus, and their eyes are runny.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline