droplets

Example Sentences

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COVID-19 transmission occurred when an infected person breathed out droplets and very small particles that contained the virus.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Inside adipocytes, fat is stored in structures called lipid droplets.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2026

During the outbreak, people appeared to be infected mostly "through inhalation of droplets", it added.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Traditionally, HSL has been known to sit on the surface of lipid droplets, where it helps break down fat.

From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026

He’d stand in front of us, so colossal he eclipsed the sun, shaking his head so droplets would shower down on us like salty rain.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson