Recent Examples on the WebWhat if a nuke drops, or climate change turns the world into a foaming puddle, or the next pandemic is spread through selfies?—Patricia Marx, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024 There would be no drop-kicking for Casey, but people in the crowd made up for that with plenty of energy, moshing, and jumping or dancing in puddles formed by recent rain.—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 29 Sep. 2024 The TikTok-famous fish pond used to be just a puddle filling a large gap in the sidewalk − until residents from the block decided during the first week of August to populate the water with goldfish from a local pet store just blocks away, Washington said.—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2024 Lying on the side of the road one night, coming to after playing dead to avoid being eaten by the truck going seventy speeding away after striking them, possums caught sight of their reflection in a puddle.—Steve MacOne, The New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for puddle
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