seepage

Example Sentences

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The accident took place after a slab of concrete covering seepage on the roof slipped and fell off.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2025

The samples are more characteristic of “freshly produced” oil typical of natural seepage, according to officials.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 11, 2024

Large volumes of water have been pumped in, but many of the tunnels are porous, resulting in seepage into the surrounding soil rather than a deluge through the passageways.

From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2024

The majority of these pockmarks still puzzle researchers today, as many cannot be explained by fluid seepage.

From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2023

In the past half century, the governments of China and North Korea have cooperatively used their security forces to make sure that the intermittent seepage of Koreans across the border never turns into a flood.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden