How to Use puddle in a Sentence

puddle

1 of 2 noun

• After the storm, the road was covered in deep puddles.
• She accidentally stepped in a puddle and got her shoes wet.
• Let your child run, dance, skip, jump in puddles, and play.
  — Kimberly Zapata, Parents, 19 Feb. 2026
• Go ahead, stomp in the puddles, slide on the swing, play tag.
  — Allison Andrews, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• Laying in that puddle of blood for hours and hours and hours and hours.
  — Dan Snierson, EW.com, 12 July 2022
• With a stick, Stu drew a plate in the mud alongside the puddle.
  — Chang-Rae Lee, New Yorker, 3 May 2026
• Wipe up puddles and drips on the floor outside the shower.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 22 June 2026
• Despite its screwball plot, this book will have you in a puddle of tears!
  — Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
• Allow the floor to air-dry, using a clean cloth to dry any puddles.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
• Watch for puddles, as plenty of snow is going to melt around the area.
  — Bill Kelly, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
• And, of course, they’re crafted in durable rubber to keep puddles at bay.
  — Jamie Allison Sanders, Peoplemag, 14 Nov. 2023
• Not a candy bar, but a candy puddle.
  — Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Apr. 2026
• Spare your jeans from puddles (and add some more interest) by rolling the hems.
  — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 23 Feb. 2026
• One eight-year-old girl drew her large, happy house, then, next to it, added a puddle of blood.
  — Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2024
• They’re cuffed at the bottom — a puddle-proof feature that will pay off on rainy days.
  — Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
• Officers arrived to find her in a puddle of blood on the floor.
  — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 26 July 2022
• From there, she was placed in a cell, where she was found at one point in a puddle of her own urine, her lawyers said.
  — Mike Baker, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024
• Clean any puddles as soon as possible.
  — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
• Clean any puddles as soon as possible.
  — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026
• His tent sits next to a growing puddle of water that trails down from the railway.
  — Jordan Anderson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2022
• He was fascinated by how crows dragged bread too stale to eat over to puddles to soak.
  — Kate Brown, Washington Post, 26 June 2023
• His freezer thawed in the blackout, leaving a puddle on his floor.
  — John Leicester, Hanna Arhirova, Sam Mednick, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Nov. 2022
• Hey, to the desperately thirsty, even a sip from a mud puddle tastes good.
  — Greg Cote february 11, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
• They're not intended as driving lights but do work well as puddle lights.
  — Collin Morgan, Car and Driver, 14 Oct. 2022
• Also, look out for puddles or standing water in the road.
  — Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
• Dry the floor completely with a clean towel to soak up puddles and get rid of streaks.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 Jan. 2026
• Dry the floor completely with a clean towel to soak up puddles and get rid of streaks.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
• Fitzpatrick was found lying in a puddle of blood by the front door, the report states.
  — Caroline Silva, ajc, 8 July 2022
• Despite the puddle water, her wings seem more elastic and buzz with greater force.
  — María Ospina, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026
• And in the fourth quarter, with the game on the line, the offense turned into a puddle.
  — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Nov. 2022

puddle

2 of 2 verb

• If the oil begins to puddle or drip, wipe it with a clean tack cloth.
  — Sara Rodrigues, House Beautiful, 22 July 2020
• The water will either puddle on top or run off if the site is sloped.
  — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
• The water will either puddle on top or run off if the site is sloped.
  — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026
• Matières Fécales’ jeans were worn low and puddled at the hem.
  — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 11 Mar. 2026
• Jeans frequently puddled over wider footwear styles like patent loafers and round-toe boots.
  — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 29 Jan. 2026
• Feldman also hates curtains that are too short or too puddled on the floor.
  — Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2019
• Police found Tice dead on the floor in his home office, blood puddled around his head.
  — The Denver Post, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2017
• On a bed of ice cubes, oysters puddle in their shells next to a sliding pinkish moraine of shrimp.
  — David Roth, The New Republic, 27 Oct. 2020
• For a loose, casual effect, let garland puddle on the floor by up to a foot.
  — Anna Logan, Country Living, 3 Dec. 2022
• The mostly light wash baggy jeans puddled over sneakers adorned with charms and pompoms.
  — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 20 Feb. 2025
• Under the hot couscous, the goat cheese melted into a creamy, salty, tangy puddle.
  — Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2021
• Water oozes and trickles and puddles up through the steamy, planar landscape.
  — By Michael Browning, miamiherald, 25 Aug. 2015
• The steel balconies seemed to sway with the movement of bodies; beer puddled on the floor near the stage where fans were packed tight.
  — Cathy Applefeld Olson, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2017
• Check faucets, pipes, and appliances to make sure water isn’t dripping or puddling.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
• Guests, puddling on the floor, were arrayed around a little park planted with firs and bordered by an iron bench.
  — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2016
• Ribcage jeans can come in a variety of lengths and shapes – from straight to barrel through wide-leg; puddling, cuffed or cropped.
  — Dino Bonačić, Glamour, 21 Mar. 2026
• Health inspectors found puddling water in the two-door prep cooler.
  — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 27 Feb. 2026
• Avoid overwatering and don’t water so much that puddles form.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
• Fix leaks immediately and make sure water doesn’t puddle up near your home.
  — Sacbee.com, 10 Mar. 2026
• Baggy jeans and crop tops, puddle pants and sweater vests—many of your go-to looks could likely be taken up a notch with one of the best belts.
  — Talia Abbas, Glamour, 29 Sep. 2021
• Mold and mildew deposits can form in the rubber door gasket on front load washers if water is allowed to puddle there.
  — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 28 Apr. 2021
• Some of the places puddle ducks like best simply can’t be accessed with a regular outboard motor.
  — Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 14 Dec. 2020
• Thirty million gallons had puddled at the bottom.
  — Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
• Floodwaters regularly puddled on her street, in her neighbor’s yards and came all the way up to her door.
  — Alex Harris, sun-sentinel.com, 28 Oct. 2019
• Avoid puddling or saturating the soil.
  — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 3 Apr. 2026
• Water Puddles Water shouldn't puddle up on the lawn.
  — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 10 Apr. 2026
• Rainwater was puddling deeply on the playing surface as the Kiwis did their dance.
  — Alan Dymock, CNN, 6 Apr. 2018
• That suits diving ducks fine, but puddle ducks have trouble feeding in their accustomed locales.
  — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Aug. 2022
• This way, water can drain from the pot without puddling around the bottom of it and potentially freezing.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2025
• Custom curtains step in when panels either puddle halfway across the floor or hover a few inches above the baseboard.
  — Maria Williams, Ascend Agency, 20 Feb. 2026