Example Sentences

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And beads of sweat were dripping from his forehead.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2025

Dunn told Undark that she found mushy specimens sitting in brown ethanol, some with stoppers so eroded that they were dripping a waxy substance onto the contents of the vial.

From Salon • Jul. 7, 2023

But it isn’t reminiscent of the Super Bowl teams that were dripping with world-beaters.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 27, 2021

We gave ’em a chance to pretend that their phony hearts were dripping with the milk of human kindness.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 4, 2019

And when he stepped out of the saucer, his paws were damp and his whiskers were dripping and his stomach was full.

From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo