Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drizzling
Adjective
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Members picketed outside the shipyard Monday in cold and drizzly weather.—
ABC News, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
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The trench doubles as a raincoat and features a detachable hood to keep your hair safe and sound on drizzly days.— Annie Blackman, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Among the many spring-cleaning jobs are those that don't take much time, like laundering the pet's bedding or dusting the ceiling fans.— Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Apr. 2026
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Kelse Redd, owner of professional cleaning company So Fresh So Clean, recommends starting with the blinds, fully dusting and wiping them down.— Alora Bopray, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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There have been several incarnations since, all with shapeshifting powers that transform their drippy clay body structures; all have been adversaries of Batman.— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2026
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Austin had a particularly itchy and drippy cedar fever season to start the year.— Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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At Château-sur-Mer, a mansion in Newport, arborists from Bartlett Tree Experts have been spraying the canopies of the century-old beech trees in a race against time.— Jacob Wycoff, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
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To ensure that the solution doesn’t sit on the plants, spraying them down with water during the process is always the best option.— Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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My grandmother just kept sprinkling water and stirring until all the flour gathered into loose clumps, no longer powdery but not yet sticky.— The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
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The younger two brothers float paper boats in the kitchen sink and Jeremy plays along, sprinkling flour on their heads—but making the kitchen a total mess.— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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There’s something so edgy and industrial about this set, which pairs silver chrome accent nails with black cutout tips, stripes, and misty gray polish.— Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 10 Apr. 2026
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To the left of Castor and Pollux lies the constellation Cancer, the crab, the core of which plays host to the 100-strong stellar population of the Beehive Cluster (M44), which is visible as a small, misty patch of light on moonless nights.— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Police said the 2008 Toyota Matrix was westbound during rainy conditions when the driver, identified as a 44-year-old man from Fostoria, Ohio, lost control.— Paula Wethington, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
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The budget rule dictates that when oil goes above a certain price, excess revenues are saved in a rainy-day fund for use in leaner times, to smooth out volatility.— J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Drizzling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/drizzling. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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