trickle
Example Sentences
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Those costs will trickle down to ratepayers, he said, although it is not yet clear how much the Pastoria project alone will add to people’s water bills.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
The flood of German investment that powered postcommunist Hungary meanwhile slowed to a trickle, making other sources essential.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
Any reduction in energy flows, even from the trickle Iran was allowing, will be felt by markets and U.S. allies, especially in Asia.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
"If this is actually done by the Americans, it will halt a very tiny trickle of vessels. In the greater scheme of things, it doesn't really change anything," he says.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
The waves trickle and hiss across its smooth wet surface.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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