Example Sentences

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It was a moonless night and it was drizzling.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2023

The sky was gray and it was drizzling as bulldozers arrived, the conclusion of a nearly yearlong legal battle.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2023

It was drizzling at first pitch and that continued for about three innings before the weather cleared up.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 10, 2022

Another idea was drizzling him in front of distinguished theaters around Times Square.

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2021

The sun felt like a flame brought too close, and yet it was drizzling and the lukewarm raindrops mixed with her sweat.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie