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

When the researchers tested the biomaterial in a rodent model of heart attack, they expected it to move through leaky blood vessels and into damaged tissue.

From Science Daily • May 5, 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

The tears pushed up from somewhere deep in his belly, shifted into his throat, and then dribbled out like water from a leaky faucet.

From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly