seep

Example Sentences

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The scramble for oil from the Gulf is starting to seep into broader international oil markets.

From The Wall Street Journal

It becomes the dish’s first layer of seasoning — not something added at the end, but something that seeps outward.

From Salon

Rising costs for fertilizer, feed, packaging and shipping are going to seep into the prices that people see on grocery shelves, experts say.

From MarketWatch

I had by this time lost all feeling in my feet and hands, but now the intense cold seemed to be seeping into my whole body, and chilling me to the bone.

From Literature

It was beginning to smoke and seep soot.

From Literature