drizzly

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Recent Examples of drizzly But part of being a professional is learning to care about doing the work, the blocking and tackling of being a high-quality player, whether that means training purposefully or caring about winning a match on a drizzly Tuesday night in the Netherlands when 75 people are in the stands. Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 15 July 2024 The system was completely reopened in April 2022. 1998: On a drizzly day at Wrigley Field, 20-year-old rookie Chicago Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood tied Roger Clemens’ all-time single-game record of 20 strikeouts in a nine-inning game. Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2025 Image The last train rumbled down the Rockaway Beach branch of the Long Island Rail Road on a warm, drizzly day in June 1962. James Barron, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025 A little more than 14,000 fans showed up to the first game on a cold, drizzly Monday night in May of 2000 — more than double the crowd watching the A’s game at the Coliseum that evening, the Bee reported at the time. Annika Merrilees, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for drizzly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drizzly
Adjective
  • Now and then in the distance the misty shadow of a mountain.
    Eileen Chang, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
  • A little over a year ago, Urban Decay re-released the original Naked eye shadow palette, comprised of shimmery earth tones and misty gray hues.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 24 June 2025
Adjective
  • Ariella, 3, savored a drippy vanilla cone; a baby named Kaida licked a spoonful of chocolate, with help from her big brother, Bryant.
    Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2025
  • At least there’s a lot of blood, and all of it is the drippy orange-brown stuff that gorehounds have come to see as a mark of integrity rather than the bright red digital garbage that looks all too gross for a very different reason.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • For others, a pattern of cool, rainy spring weekends delayed planting!
    Heather Zidack, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2025
  • The break in rainy, stormy conditions comes after flash flooding continued to threaten recovery efforts through Wednesday night.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 11 July 2025

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“Drizzly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drizzly. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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