leaky

Example Sentences

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The $1.3 billion frozen payment is a drop in the state’s leaky Medicaid budget.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Still, the UBS analysts said, the repairs many homes need, like leaky roofs, have to be made.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

The material was designed to localize to injured tissue by binding to leaky microvasculature and was largely degraded within about three days.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

The strains of hantavirus in the Americas are attracted to the small blood vessels of the lungs and make the blood vessels leaky — which is bad, because the lungs need air, said Chin-Hong.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Women washed their rags in leaky, rusted washtubs.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane