drip

Example Sentences

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Images of the fashion scion’s arrest in handcuffs and the steady drip of leaks from the police investigation have led to “a kind of unbearable premature social condemnation,” his lawyers said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

According to the National Cancer Institute, PAHs can develop when fat and juices from meat drip onto a hot surface or open flame, creating smoke that deposits these compounds onto the food.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

His drip painting technique is one the art world's most recognisable and often imitated.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

“What is different this time is how many, and not en masse. It’s drip, drip, drip,” said Duane Bratt, a political-science professor at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Alberta.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

The mango flesh was a brilliant orange color, and when Oliver bit into it, the sticky juice would drip down the mango and onto his clothes.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser