teardrop
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That had to be a whiff of flop-sweat from the Atlanta 1996 games’ blue blob mascot, something like an anthropomorphized teardrop, originally named Whatizit for the obvious reaction it generated, and later just Izzy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
Only a few years ago, he was a mystery, this international big man from Paris with an ectomorphic frame, graceful moves and a gentle, looping teardrop of a jump shot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
Bright teardrop earrings hang from metal tins filled with Japanese cooling beads.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
"But physics doesn't change. The teardrop shape is very efficient from the aerodynamics perspective," said Hu.
From Barron's ● Apr. 4, 2026
He didn’t share her straight brows or her teardrop eyes, dark as onyx.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
In a meticulously crafted stop-motion world of gritty dockside poverty, a starving waif discovers the neglected girl in a shabby home weeps not teardrops but pearls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2026
They are shaped like fat teardrops and range in color from green to maroon to a dark, almost black, shade of purple.
From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2023
Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, the artist’s daughter, posed for the first portrait with temporary tattoos of butterflies and teardrops applied by Kiki Smith.
From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2023
The teardrops on many artists’ guitars are caused by Ticketmaster, according to Ms. Brown.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 23, 2023
Next to the bed was a chest of drawers with drawer handles shaped like teardrops and a mirror attached to the top.
From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau
