Example Sentences

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Even if the house didn’t burn, the paint could have dripped into the soils around the house and contaminated the soil nearest the structure, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2025

Staff at the gallery were worried the soup may have dripped through the protective glass and destroyed the painting, the court heard.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2024

Researchers have dripped solutions of amino acids onto hot surfaces to produce amino acid polymers.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Then he hit on what might be the best explanation: “Could someone have dripped stuff on these boards before they installed them?”

From Washington Post • Nov. 18, 2016

In another moment he might have dripped into her generous arms ... had not Miss Ebag swept into the drawing-room!

From The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories by Bennett, Arnold