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Examples of droplet in a Sentence
Droplets of water collected on the windows.
there were only a few droplets left in the canteen
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Braun's nearly complete gubernatorial cabinet is just one droplet in a firehose of news this week.
—Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Dec. 2024
Gore-Tex and others creating membranes design the layer so the microscopic holes are large enough to allow vapor to release from the inside, but small enough that water droplets can’t penetrate.
—Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
In the second frame, Hudson has sewn pieces of red fabric on the figure's pants, shaped like droplets of blood.
—Adam Burke, NPR, 9 Dec. 2024
Evidence of these impacts was found by the team in the form of tiny droplets of silica, created when the heat of an asteroid collision vaporizes rock.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1607, in the meaning defined above
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“Droplet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/droplet. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
droplet
noun
drop·let
ˈdräp-lət
: a very small drop
Medical Definition
droplet
noun
drop·let
ˈdräp-lət
: a tiny drop (as of a liquid)
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