trickle

Example Sentences

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For Mair, the lament is that the very public controversy playing out on that Olympic stage will force changes at the top level of the sport that will trickle down to the grassroots.

From Los Angeles Times

“Most people don’t like what he says, but look what he’s doing,” Anthony said as the late-morning crowd trickled into an upscale North Scottsdale shopping center.

From Los Angeles Times

One morning the people of Rin woke to find that the stream that flowed down the Mountain and through their village had slowed to a trickle.

From Literature

He barked and cut a path that led to a sandstone archway embedded into a stone wall facing a trickle of stream.

From Literature

Sweat trickled down the back of his neck.

From Literature