Example Sentences

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Shortly before 10 p.m., most people had filtered out of the ballroom, leaving behind a scene of a party interrupted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

Well-oiled South African fans had filtered out of Lord's yesterday evening buoyantly going through their repertoire of songs after a blissful day of batting.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2025

Eventually, they were handed over to undercover Ukrainian security agents who had filtered quietly back into Kherson or to members of the underground territorial defense force.

From New York Times • Dec. 25, 2022

As voting resumed on Saturday, no party orders had filtered down on which way lawmakers should vote, with the various blocs apparently in disarray.

From Reuters • Jan. 29, 2022

Stories about her had filtered down to Izzy even in middle school.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng