Example Sentences

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The culprit of the cleaving was a small stream of water that had seeped into the rock and weakened it.

From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2024

Mr. Grabryan said that it was too soon to know the extent of the damage but that between 3,000 and 5,000 gallons of fuel had seeped into the water.

From New York Times • Jul. 17, 2023

Although the ship was beached on the east side of the Rock off Catalan Bay, local media said oil had seeped around the southernmost tip of Gibraltar, reaching the western shore as well.

From BBC • Sep. 2, 2022

But her practice, now archived on Instagram @the_beachtoday, had seeped into my visits.

From The Verge • Aug. 10, 2022

This was where they came when the warmth had seeped out of their bodies; this was the dark hall of the dead, where the living feared to tread.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin