Examples of seepage in a Sentence
Check for seepage in the basement.
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Mines have been deployed across the Strait of Hormuz, the entrance to the Gulf, countless spills have leaked oil into its waters, and missiles have fallen perilously close to Iran’s sole nuclear power plant, risking radiation seepage from the coastal facility.
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Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
The under-dam seepage has not increased since Monday.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Residents living downstream from two Michigan dams were advised to evacuate after seepage was found at the base of the Bellaire Dam in Antrim County.
—Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
Its enormous size, for example, complicates the search for a permanent hydrogen leak fix because a massive rocket requires a large flow rate for the fuel — increasing the risk of seepage.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
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Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
The under-dam seepage has not increased since Monday.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Residents living downstream from two Michigan dams were advised to evacuate after seepage was found at the base of the Bellaire Dam in Antrim County.
—Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
Its enormous size, for example, complicates the search for a permanent hydrogen leak fix because a massive rocket requires a large flow rate for the fuel — increasing the risk of seepage.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for seepage
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“Seepage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seepage. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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seepage
noun
seep·age
ˈsē-pij 
1
: the process of seeping
2
: a quantity of fluid that has seeped through something
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