How to Use leaky in a Sentence

leaky

adjective

• The dugout where the troops spent most of their time had a leaky roof.
  — Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2023
• Whatever the case, this has been a leaky time at the court.
  — Erik Wemple, Washington Post, 31 May 2022
• From there, it could be released into the kitchen through a leaky stove.
  — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 20 Oct. 2022
• The Raiders have a slew of problems as well, but the Chargers are too busy trying to patch their leaky dam.
  — Jay Paris, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
• Water from a leaky roof has been dripping into the bucket for the last week.
  — Anna Mundow, wsj.com, 28 Apr. 2023
• In a leaky warehouse on the outskirts of the city, Su Jun readied his weapon at the commanding shout.
  — Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2022
• And a leaky roof forces others to break out plastic sheeting.
  — Cat Zakrzewski, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
• One caller wanted help with a leaky faucet that flooded a house.
  — Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 16 Mar. 2023
• Then Dave Dombrowski arrived and built a roster of DH types with a leaky bullpen.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 4 June 2022
• Catherine suspects the mold began to form because the owners failed to address a leaky roof.
  — Kat Stafford, Detroit Free Press, 1 June 2023
• In many late-night gaming sessions in the depths of winter in a leaky old Boston brownstone, the Dell doubled as a space heater.
  — Clifford Atiyeh, Robb Report, 13 Nov. 2023
• The club shuffled relievers all year to compensate for a leaky bullpen.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2024
• Check for leaky fixtures and appliances, and inspect the pipes under each sink.
  — Kaylei Fear, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2022
• Lopes has taken an unfair amount of blame for Milwaukee’s leaky defense in the paint.
  — Brian Sampson, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
• Separate crews tightened the leaky valve and replaced the switch and the countdown proceeded.
  — Lee Roop | [e-mail], al, 16 Nov. 2022
• Rose White is delaying replacing the leaky roof on her house.
  — Katie Johnston, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Oct. 2022
• An outdated bath with leaky plumbing and yellowing grout is just the place to start and end the day — said no one ever.
  — Michelle Brunner, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2022
• See all Abstractions blog But the brain’s blood vessels are built to a higher, less leaky standard.
  — Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 20 June 2023
• People with pre-existing problems in their home, like a leaky roof, can now get money from the agency to fix the house.
  — Rebecca Santana, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Jan. 2024
• Water can enter your home in a number of ways, Copeland said, some of them less obvious than a leaky roof.
  — Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Mar. 2022
• Take the time to repair issues such as sticking doors, leaky faucets or damaged baseboards.
  — Taylor Walcik, Dallas News, 5 June 2022
• Emery checked on everyone’s bug bites and always knew which crew members had leaky boots.
  — Sonya Bennett-Brandt, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2022
• Rainwater can infiltrate the city’s old, leaky pipes, only adding to the problem.
  — Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 14 July 2023
• Next opportunity — at Raiders (Thursday): F- A tale of two leaky ships passing on the craps table in the night.
  — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Dec. 2023
• And consequently, the study concludes that the most likely sources of the fecal matter are leaky sewer lines.
  — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2022
• That might sound like a drop in a leaky bucket, considering Utah’s water woes.
  — Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 July 2022
• Polensek also said the lease required Dave’s to pay for all maintenance costs, and the store required costly fixes to its leaky roof.
  — Courtney Astolfi, cleveland, 31 Mar. 2022
• The water crept into homes as well, as residents struggled to keep dry amid leaky pipes and dripping roofs.
  — Aaron Gregg, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2023
• Lastly, keep your indoor air inside your home by sealing it against leaky drafts.
  — Matt Jancer, Wired, 10 Aug. 2022
• Born with a heart defect, Jones underwent a six-hour, open-heart surgery to repair a leaky valve in February.
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 31 May 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024