Examples of seepage in a Sentence
Check for seepage in the basement.
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The 75-year-old levee had multiple failures in recent days, from seepage and water overtopping it to a partial collapse at one home, county officials said.
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Steven Rosenfeld, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
Earthen levees can fail when high water levels from heavy rain compromise their structural integrity through three main mechanisms: overtopping, seepage (internal erosion), or slope instability, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
It’s also got all the general advantages of induction over traditional electric and gas stoves, such as more precision, better efficiency, lower fire-risk, and the avoiding of unhealthy gas seepage.
—Ian Baker
december 04, New Atlas, 4 Dec. 2025
The stainless steel plunger has a Goldilocks fit for ultra-smooth depression with no resistance or seepage.
—Tyler Shane, Wired News, 22 Nov. 2025
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Steven Rosenfeld, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
Earthen levees can fail when high water levels from heavy rain compromise their structural integrity through three main mechanisms: overtopping, seepage (internal erosion), or slope instability, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
It’s also got all the general advantages of induction over traditional electric and gas stoves, such as more precision, better efficiency, lower fire-risk, and the avoiding of unhealthy gas seepage.
—Ian Baker
december 04, New Atlas, 4 Dec. 2025
The stainless steel plunger has a Goldilocks fit for ultra-smooth depression with no resistance or seepage.
—Tyler Shane, Wired News, 22 Nov. 2025
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 15 Jan. 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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