How to Use teardrop in a Sentence

teardrop

noun

• Put the casket on the carriage and let the teardrops fall.
  — John Archibald | [e-mail], al, 8 Mar. 2020
• It was just carved into the teardrop, straight out of the mine.
  — ELLE, 21 Aug. 2022
• Like most teardrops, the kitchen is accessed from the rear of the trailer.
  — Megan Barber, Curbed, 23 Oct. 2018
• At the end of each vine, add a single teardrop shape, and voila!
  — Andrea Fanning, al, 8 Oct. 2019
• With the hinge out of the way, the display can rest in a less stressful teardrop shape.
  — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 26 July 2023
• Sandpiper eggs come to peaks, in the manner of teardrops.
  — Ben Guarino, sacbee.com, 22 June 2017
• The ripe seed pods of the stout perennial are teardrop-shaped, plump and warty.
  — cleveland, 7 Oct. 2020
• Then, shape 12 teardrop-like shapes for the pandas’ eyes and secure them to the faces.
  — Kim-Joy, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2022
• At the base of each nail is a huge teardrop-shaped gem, because, well, bling is a must.
  — Jihan Forbes, Allure, 23 May 2021
• The breast is shaped like a teardrop—thick at the round end and thin at the pointy end, which tapers toward the tail.
  — Hank Shaw, Outside Online, 1 May 2022
• Then there are the finger rolls, scoop shots and teardrops with either hand.
  — Erik Spanberg, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2018
• There’s a whole ocean of feeling in that one languid teardrop.
  — Grace Edquist, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2023
• Then there’s the upward-sloping branches and the teardrop shape of the entire tree.
  — Courtney Thompson, CNN Underscored, 19 Nov. 2020
• The eye frames were teardrops pointed upward, and the lenses were jet black.
  — Justin Ray, Robb Report, 21 June 2023
• The two-pack comes with two pairs of gold hoops, one a hammered teardrop and the other a beaded style.
  — Lauren Taylor, Southern Living, 17 Nov. 2023
• For example, the streamlined teardrop hulls of post-World War II subs are based on the shape of the sperm whale.
  — Michael Peck, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2021
• In the crowd stood a man older than most, in his 30s, with the tattoo of a teardrop under his left eye.
  — Peter Nickeas, chicagotribune.com, 28 Apr. 2017
• The robot is shaped a bit like a flattened teardrop, with two wheels up front and one caster in the rear.
  — Matt Simon, Wired, 23 Sep. 2020
• Its compact teardrop-shape is sleek and light to carry.
  — Bridget Arsenault, Forbes, 15 June 2022
• On the night of the wedding, my sister wore a form-fitting navy dress with a teardrop cutout over her breasts.
  — Robert Radin, Marie Claire, 18 May 2015
• Even his light brown face sported a series of teardrops near his eyes.
  — Susana Morris, Longreads, 8 Sep. 2017
• Cut slit on either side of face, then insert round edge of wood teardrop for ears.
  — Woman's Day Staff, Woman's Day, 14 Sep. 2017
• McNabb scored a teardrop leaner in the lane to regain the lead before the buzzer.
  — Dana Scott, azcentral, 10 Dec. 2019
• Or that someone once made a full-size, working teardrop camper.
  — Ann Lien, House Beautiful, 26 June 2019
• Tweens, teens and young adults can find a fun, one-of-a-kind piece, like the Aqua earrings, with their dangling faux teardrop pearls.
  — Mariah Thomas, goodhousekeeping.com, 1 June 2023
• Joe Ingles somehow banked in a bonkers teardrop layup from nearly off the top of the backboard.
  — Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 June 2021
• For the mice, paint small wood teardrops purple for ears and push into radishes for mice.
  — Woman's Day Staff, Woman's Day, 9 Sep. 2019
• Her tears hang over the edges of her lashes; a single teardrop stays on its precipice for 15 seconds.
  — New York Times, 12 Apr. 2022
• For this design, they’ve also been inspired by teardrops (hence the shape).
  — Esther Newman, refinery29.com, 7 Feb. 2024
• Some are lush with sloughs and tree islands sculpted into teardrop patterns through thousands of years of slow sheet flow.
  — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2024

Last Updated: 11 Nov 2024