Examples of droplet in a Sentence
Droplets of water collected on the windows.
there were only a few droplets left in the canteen
Recent Examples on the Web
Aircraft fly through existing clouds and inject the tiny particles, like silver iodide, with the goal of creating more water or ice droplets.
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Cnn Com Wire Service, Orange County Register, 17 Apr. 2024
Injecting vast quantities of minuscule aerosols, in turn forming many small droplets, could change the composition of clouds.
—Christopher Flavelle Ian C. Bates, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Hand-washing is also important to prevent transmitting any droplets through touching hands or the face.
—Keri Brenner, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
In some cases, pneumonic plague can spread when an infected person coughs, causing infectious droplets to spread.
—Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 12 Feb. 2024
People can get also pneumonic plague directly by inhaling infectious droplets.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 9 Feb. 2024
Bird flu spreads through air droplets and bird feces.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2024
The turbulent winds inside a cloud cause the droplets and crystals to bounce into each other and create a positive charge.
—USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2024
One thing editor Jennifer Lame told me was that Chris was obsessed with images of droplets and ripples and things like that while shooting and editing the film.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
Cnn Com Wire Service, Orange County Register, 17 Apr. 2024
Injecting vast quantities of minuscule aerosols, in turn forming many small droplets, could change the composition of clouds.
—Christopher Flavelle Ian C. Bates, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Hand-washing is also important to prevent transmitting any droplets through touching hands or the face.
—Keri Brenner, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
In some cases, pneumonic plague can spread when an infected person coughs, causing infectious droplets to spread.
—Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 12 Feb. 2024
People can get also pneumonic plague directly by inhaling infectious droplets.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 9 Feb. 2024
Bird flu spreads through air droplets and bird feces.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2024
The turbulent winds inside a cloud cause the droplets and crystals to bounce into each other and create a positive charge.
—USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2024
One thing editor Jennifer Lame told me was that Chris was obsessed with images of droplets and ripples and things like that while shooting and editing the film.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
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“Droplet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/droplet. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
droplet
noun
drop·let
ˈdräp-lət 
: a very small drop
Medical Definition
droplet
noun
drop·let
ˈdräp-lət
: a tiny drop (as of a liquid)
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