Examples of droplet in a Sentence
Droplets of water collected on the windows.
there were only a few droplets left in the canteen
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It is spread through close contact with an infected person, such as through respiratory droplets from coughing or sneezing.
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Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a highly contagious infection spread by contact with respiratory droplets when someone talks, coughs or sneezes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2025
But salmon have no boundaries, and bears in pursuit often wander close enough to count droplets clinging to their fur.
—Susan Portnoy, AFAR Media, 3 Oct. 2025
Inside the most complex machine mankind has ever devised, a laser beam hits a droplet of tin 50,000 times per second, generating temperatures 40 times those found on the surface of the Sun.
—semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a highly contagious infection spread by contact with respiratory droplets when someone talks, coughs or sneezes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2025
But salmon have no boundaries, and bears in pursuit often wander close enough to count droplets clinging to their fur.
—Susan Portnoy, AFAR Media, 3 Oct. 2025
Inside the most complex machine mankind has ever devised, a laser beam hits a droplet of tin 50,000 times per second, generating temperatures 40 times those found on the surface of the Sun.
—semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Droplet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/droplet. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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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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