trickle

Example Sentences

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As I stood against the bar top and watched people shyly trickle in, Vasquez came up to me.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026

But when the truce was announced last week and the fighting largely abated, it triggered a trickle of returnees on Wednesday; not much, but “enough to hold a ceremony,” Sadeq said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026

Investors are wondering if Super Micro’s orders can trickle down into earnings growth.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Now, hiring has slowed to a trickle, and companies from Amazon.com to Meta and United Parcel Service have laid off thousands of managers and other staff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

He climbed forward into the cab again and sat in the driver’s seat and looked out down the river through the slow trickle of water on the glass.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy