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Recent Examples of leaky
Cleaning spills quickly and identifying any other water sources, such as leaky pipes, can also be useful.
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Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2025
Nearly everyone was in the midst of a dispute with their landlord, but these weren’t typical gripes about leaky pipes.
—Benjamin Cunningham Edu Bayer, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Before June heads out to rejoin Mayday in another leaky safe house in the middle of nowhere, Holly offers to remove her ear tag.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
Using it to address persistent trade deficits — a chronic, macroeconomic condition — is calling the fire department for a leaky faucet.
—Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
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Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2025
Nearly everyone was in the midst of a dispute with their landlord, but these weren’t typical gripes about leaky pipes.
—Benjamin Cunningham Edu Bayer, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Before June heads out to rejoin Mayday in another leaky safe house in the middle of nowhere, Holly offers to remove her ear tag.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
Using it to address persistent trade deficits — a chronic, macroeconomic condition — is calling the fire department for a leaky faucet.
—Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for leaky
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaky
porous
Adjective
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Mouth taping typically involves placing a piece of skin-safe surgical or porous tape across your lips to encourage nasal breathing and prevent mouth breathing.—
Alisa Hrustic,
Health,
26 May 2025
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Just past the three-day fest’s headliners (the newly roots-y Post Malone, country stalwarts Brooks & Dunn and Wallen himself) are an array of acts which suggest that, at a moment when country music’s bigger than it’s been in decades, its once strict boundaries are more porous than ever.—
Meaghan Garvey,
Billboard,
19 May 2025
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“Leaky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaky. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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