droop
Example Sentences
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Possible symptoms include face weakness, where one side of the face might droop, arm weakness and speech problems.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
In the spring, maroon flowers droop from the branches.
From Salon • Aug. 14, 2024
Achieving high-efficiency green emission has been difficult with traditional hexagonal III-nitride even with increasing the indium content -- a costly element required for green emission -- which leads to higher defect densities and efficiency droop.
From Science Daily • Jan. 23, 2024
A 3D-modeling program used for mechanical and civil engineering accurately predicted how the carrots would droop over time, the team reports today in Royal Society Open Science.
From Science Magazine • Jan. 23, 2024
After a while, I hear his breathing grow steady and see his head droop, and I know he’s fallen asleep.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
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