trickling

Example Sentences

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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

Bury defender Chris Brass' attempted clearance smashed into his own face before trickling past a young Kasper Schmeichel in Bury's goal.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

The first NIL millionaires in college athletics started trickling in shortly after the new rules went into effect five years ago, but now payments to the top athletes are exploding.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

All around them the quiet noises of the afternoon hung in the warm air: the endless trickling sucking of the marsh, the scraping of insects, the calling of gulls.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman