trickling

Example Sentences

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“Some of the funds that the Kim regime made through selling weapons and hacking are trickling down to the residents,” said Lee, who heads a data-research center owned by DailyNK, an online publication.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

“You could hear the water trickling down and birds singing, and we had a nice spring breeze,” the country singer and “Yellowstone” actor told Vogue, which had an exclusive on the event.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

After pulling his tee shot towards the trees, Fitzpatrick's ball struck a cart path, ricocheted back on to the green, and was only prevented from trickling into the water by a well-positioned sprinkler head.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Those gains are trickling down to the company’s bottom line.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Over it a trickling water dripped, through a wide cleft that seemed to have been carved out by a fall that had once been strong and full.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien