trickling

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Votes are trickling in as townspeople await the fate of their controversial moniker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

A trickling fountain greets visitors as they walk through the French doors.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

Households and companies would still face somewhat higher commodity prices trickling down to food and essentials.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

Then even his blood was golden and glowing, filled with little pinpoints of light, like stars, slowing down, trickling out of him like the turn of constellations across the sky.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee