Example Sentences

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The split between the two companies points to a so-called K-shaped economy —named that way because the upper arm rises while the lower arm droops.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

An unframed and unfurled painting by Sheila Crider, hung so that each end droops, offers the show’s exemplary title: “Shape Shifter.”

From Washington Post • Sep. 9, 2022

It droops under its own weight, a turquoise hyacinth in bloom on the first day of spring.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2022

“Cyrano” should soar when the music begins; instead, it droops.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2022

Maybe she’s has a scar, or one eyelid droops, or her nose is a mottled purple.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine