Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for driblet
Noun
  • On October 14, Kim Kardashian made a controversial splash in the undergarment and shapewear world with the announcement of SKIMS full-bush panties that resemble 17th century merkins and sell for $32 a pop.
    Quispe López, Them., 15 Oct. 2025
  • Based on the splash off the corner onto Rollins, Reed also chose to side with Bron instead of The Visionary.
    Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • For years, families hoping to make cherished memories at the attraction have had to weave around the animal rights protestors stationed on the sidewalk outside, equipped with signs, bullhorns, rosary beads and incense.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The same thing goes for the kinds of shells that people made into beads.
    Ari Daniel, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The shreds will quickly soften in a few minutes at room temperature.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025
  • After all, that warped sitcom spoof has to be one of the most genuinely demented things to ever air, without a shred of warning and in the middle of the night, on cable TV.
    A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Then Domokos and the chief engineer of the model spotted a glob of stray glue clinging to one of its vertices.
    Elise Cutts, Wired News, 10 Aug. 2025
  • Drink options include the Green Dread – a bright green gin concoction served from a beaker – and the Bloodsucker, a rum and blackberry liqueur drink served with a dollop of dark red jello meant to look like a glob of blood.
    Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • There were glimmers of hope, even in bitter defeat, for the reigning AFC champions.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The new research offered one glimmer of hope, as populations of the green sea turtle are rebounding thanks to conservation efforts.
    Nell Lewis, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Those bright white tees seem to be absolute stain magnets attracting coffee drips, spaghetti sauce spots, and salad dressing splashes.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Our soundtrack is the drip-drip-drip of water on concrete.
    Jack Lang, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Pacific Time, under a sprinkling Seattle sky and a closed roof at T-Mobile Park.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • When the Linguina Monograno all’Astice arrives, there are oohs and aahs as a waiter tosses the pasta in front of guests and finishes with a sprinkling of zest from a cedro, a large Italian citrus.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Glass water repellent acts as a protective barrier that causes rain droplets or water to roll away instead of drying and sticking to your glass (then causing those annoying spots).
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Large aspens crowd around, each leaf like a droplet of sunshine.
    Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Driblet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/driblet. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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