Example Sentences

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The tech sector, which feeds on venture capital that is more abundant in low-interest-rate environments, has drooped in recent months.

From New York Times • May 17, 2022

His magazine has drooped; he is picking his nose and staring into space.

From The Guardian • May 8, 2013

Zynga still boasts the world's most popular poker game, even as its revenue has drooped with the flight of users from casual Facebook games such as FarmVille and CityVille.

From Reuters • Oct. 9, 2012

Comparatively, Cincinnati has drooped, many another midland city having shown a far greater rate of industrial growth in the last 50 years.

From Time Magazine Archive

Under the despotic rule of Louis Napoleon, the newspaper business has drooped.

From Paris: With Pen and Pencil Its People and Literature, Its Life and Business by Bartlett, David W.