Example Sentences

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The plants in her beloved garden — herbs, flowers, a peach tree — were drooping a little in the heat.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2022

By the time we sidled up to a West End bar, our eyelids were drooping.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 30, 2017

The petals of the star magnolia were drooping and turning brown, and no one in the group sought shade that day.

From Washington Post • Mar. 24, 2017

The nursing staffs and the few physicians on emergency service at the hospitals were drooping with fatigue as the Belgian doctors' strike dragged into its third week.

From Time Magazine Archive

The young man suddenly picked up one of Sybil’s wet feet, which were drooping over the end of the float, and kissed the arch.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger