dripped

Example Sentences

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Numbing spray dripped onto the back of my tongue, its bitter flavor making me want to gag.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

That deficit quickly dripped away and Feller was a picture of shock as he realised he had won after his Swiss rival streaked through the finish line in second.

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

Even if the house didn’t burn, the paint could have dripped into the soils around the house and contaminated the soil nearest the structure, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2025

Allowing reporters into a secret warehouse for the first time, they demonstrated how the plastic filling of a cladding panel had melted and dripped, one of the key reasons the fire had spread.

From BBC • May 22, 2024

The juice that dripped through was collected in a pot and boiled until only a white residue was left.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer