drip

Example Sentences

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That’s an eternity or a drip, depending on whose survival we’re talking about.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

According to the National Cancer Institute, PAHs can develop when fat and juices from meat drip onto a hot surface or open flame, creating smoke that deposits these compounds onto the food.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

"You've got to drip feed him in as and when you can," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Many say they’re mentally worn down by the daily drip of headlines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

But even as I stood there holding his sweet and lonely words, I heard water going drip, drip, drip into the bathtub.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns