trickle

Example Sentences

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Tanker-tracking firms report that traffic through the Persian Gulf remains at a trickle compared with prewar levels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Gasoline prices shot up fast as fighting raged in Iran and shipping through a waterway vital to the world’s oil supply slowed to a trickle.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

While the price of oil has fallen on news of the ceasefire, shipping analysts are warning to expect only a trickle of crossings for now.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

The vital waterway moves 20% of the global oil supply, and shipping has slowed to a trickle since the conflict began, boosting global oil prices.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

I blink over and over trying to make the tears evaporate before they trickle over.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera