Example Sentences

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Another possibility is that people will use their refund money to build rainy-day funds, at a time when savings rates are drooping.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 26, 2026

According to the exhibition catalog, “Aso Oke” was inspired by the handwoven openwork fabric of Nigeria’s Yoruba people, as well as the drooping fila gobi ceremonial cap worn by Yoruba men.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

Misuse of Botox can cause drooping eyelids, blurred vision, headaches and, in rare cases, respiratory failure or paralysis.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025

It’s the octogenarian’s fifth event in three days, and he seems to be drooping a little in the desert heat.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2025

Grandma said we weren’t allowed to get up from the table until we finished our food, so I’d sit there for hours upon hours until I started nodding off, my head drooping into the plate.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles