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

The money trickling down the Slam draws has increased significantly in recent years.

From BBC • May 27, 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

Along the way, the filing said, Allen recorded his appreciation for the changing landscapes, for example writing on his phone that Pennsylvania's woods resembled "vast fairy lands filled with tiny trickling creeks."

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

I didn’t feel the tears trickling down my cheeks until he mentioned them.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros