Example Sentences

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U.N. officials say the threat of famine is looming over the besieged coastal strip, where aid had been trickling in by truck through two borders crossings.

From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2024

The sun was now up, and four replacement camera operators, including three non-union ones, had been trickling in.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2021

South County Coach Mike Robinson, who teaches in the building, said his players had been trickling into his room throughout the day to converse about the news.

From Washington Post • Mar. 12, 2020

For four hours a group of Catholic War Veterans had been trickling up with signs of their own, to picket the pickets.

From Time Magazine Archive

Crane had had enough tea, and was sent to the garage, where their car had been trickling muddy water over Charles's.

From Howards End by Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan)