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

At least two carry $100 million asking prices, including Jackson Pollock’s drip painting, “Number 7A, 1948,” and Constantin Brancusi’s 1913 bronze bust, “Danaïde.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Since 2015, NHS patients have received the world's best-selling drug through a drip – or intravenous infusion – which can take more than an hour to administer in hospital.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

A drip from the rag makes it to my mouth and I gag and spit and cough some more.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness