runny

Example Sentences

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Runny nose, cough, fever: patients show up in clinics every day with these classic symptoms of respiratory infection.

From Scientific American • Aug. 31, 2021

I'm not alone in this passion for the Runny Egg.

From The Verge • Jun. 10, 2016

For poetry, all Appolinaire and “The Runny Babbit” by Shel Silverstein, which really makes my boys and me laugh out loud.

From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2011

Runny glazes coat raw-edged geometric modular arrangements and looping organic forms, derived from Deacon's experiments both inside and outside the box.

From The Guardian • Apr. 30, 2010

“That’s nuts. She can be sick like a normal person, you know. Cough. Runny nose. Sound familiar?”

From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt