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Six example sentences with drip, each labelled with its topic.
A steady drip from the coffee cone gives a cleaner cup than pouring all the water at once.
Cooking
The nurse slowed the drip so the antibiotic entered the vein over an hour instead of ten minutes.
Medicine
Pollock let a slow drip from the loaded brush record the speed of his arm across the canvas.
Art
A slow drip from the cave ceiling builds each stalactite at the rate of a few millimeters per century.
Environment
Drip irrigation delivers water one drop at a time to each root, cutting a farm's use by nearly half.
Technology
A steady drip from the leaking gutter stained the limestone facade, and the mark took three cleanings to remove.
Architecture
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- Israeli Psychometric English dictionary (Campus IL / NITE)Authoritative
- 5000 GRE Words (widely used study list)Recognized
- GRE Word List 4700 (widely used study list)Recognized
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