Example Sentences

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The roof was in tatters and water had dripped into the bedrooms and the living room.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2023

Oil had dripped from an illicit valve, and the tendrils of a black cloud of crude spiraled through a stagnant puddle below.

From Reuters • Dec. 23, 2022

Downspouts that had dripped oily highway runoff onto pedestrians’ heads now funnel into handsome metal planters.

From Slate • Jun. 12, 2018

Some of the melting fat had dripped down onto the heating coil leading to flames and lots of smoke.

From New York Times • Nov. 14, 2017

The ground smelled like wet clay where the hose had dripped all over, despite my efforts to tighten it.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram