few drops

Example Sentences

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Higgs’s dashcam showed a few drops of rain hitting the windshield of his patrol car about an hour after police arrived.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

While a few drops is enough to kill, scientists need to milk 200 of these spiders to have enough to fill one vial of antivenom.

From BBC • May 16, 2025

All beauty pageant charm and perkiness, Crystal is like a Beth Henley character infused with a few drops of Martin McDonagh’s deranged fierceness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2024

Only a few drops or grams of blue foods are usually needed to elevate vegetable dishes to something that satisfies our inherited umami craving.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2024

A small leak on Mrs. V’s porch let a few drops of rain fall on my head.

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper