leaky

Example Sentences

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Still, the UBS analysts said, the repairs many homes need, like leaky roofs, have to be made.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

When the researchers tested the biomaterial in a rodent model of heart attack, they expected it to move through leaky blood vessels and into damaged tissue.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

The strains of hantavirus in the Americas are attracted to the small blood vessels of the lungs and make the blood vessels leaky — which is bad, because the lungs need air, said Chin-Hong.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

And yet, a leaky skylight is calling out to me.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

It was cold outside, and dark, and a leaky, insipid mist lay swollen in the air and trickled down the large, unpolished stone blocks of the houses and the pedestals of monuments.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller