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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For inspiration, the pair looked to Venus and its thick cloud layer made of tiny sulfuric acid droplets.
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Leslie Katz, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Spread primarily through droplets released by coughing or sneezing, measles can remain in a room and on surfaces for up to two hours after an infected person leaves, according to the CDC.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
The room-temperature droplets stuck to all the surfaces as expected, but the hot and burning droplets bounced.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2025
People, dogs, cats, rats can be infected but poultry and dairy cows are most commonly infected by inhaling viral droplets, entering through the eyes and nose, or by ingestion of infected milk or other bodily fluids.
—Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
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Leslie Katz, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Spread primarily through droplets released by coughing or sneezing, measles can remain in a room and on surfaces for up to two hours after an infected person leaves, according to the CDC.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
The room-temperature droplets stuck to all the surfaces as expected, but the hot and burning droplets bounced.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2025
People, dogs, cats, rats can be infected but poultry and dairy cows are most commonly infected by inhaling viral droplets, entering through the eyes and nose, or by ingestion of infected milk or other bodily fluids.
—Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Droplet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/droplet. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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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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