Example Sentences

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Leaking confidential documents may violate the judicial and American Bar Association’s rules of conduct.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Leaking a draft opinion would be a violation of court confidentiality rules and could result in disbarment, Kerr said.

From Reuters • May 3, 2022

Leaking through the Sharks and darting around San Jose defenseman Nicolas Meloche with a power move to the inside, Pacioretty snapped the puck into the upper corner to give Vegas a 2-1 lead.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 24, 2022

Leaking nine goals in three league games is not a good look for a manager with a selling point on making his teams solid defensively and tough to beat.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2021

Leaking roofs, broken stairways, unlighted halls, contagious diseases were reported, and conditions in the stores and factories where their daughters worked.

From The Leaven in a Great City by Betts, Lillian William