leaky

Example Sentences

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

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

“It’s like you’re drowning. The lungs are leaky, so the fluid fills up in the lungs.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

And yet, a leaky skylight is calling out to me.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

That's partly because I have a French husband and we bought a very old, leaky house in northern France some years ago, which already had a heat pump installed.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

Think of it as a leaky aqueduct leading to a water wheel.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss