How to Use drippy in a Sentence

drippy

adjective
  • Then there’s people who can do drippy music but don’t have any bars.
    — Maurice Garland, SPIN, 19 Dec. 2024
  • April showers are here, but that doesn't mean drippy messes have to be.
    — Good Housekeeping, 28 Jan. 2011
  • Here’s something you don’t get asked often — are your acorns drippy?
    — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2019
  • Add a few drops of water if needed to create a drippy glaze.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Silpats are easy to clean — just the thing for drippy cheese melts and Parmesan crisps.
    — Jean Kressy, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Mar. 2018
  • Life saver for on the go and eliminates the drippy spoon messes for toddlers!
    — Libby Ryan, Parents, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Think Pollock whose work at the same time looks arbitrary and drippy, if not leaky.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 16 Nov. 2019
  • Sans trays or drippy solutions, these strips are compact for travel and mess-free.
    — Madison Yauger, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
  • One is chock full of dense, drippy fat that will make the meal taste good under almost any circumstance.
    — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 27 Apr. 2024
  • The budget line for drippy-looking electric candles alone must be through the roof.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Its no-drip valve and bottle that is squeezable even with one hand puts those slippery, drippy dish liquids to shame.
    — Carolyn Forté, Good Housekeeping, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Austin had a particularly itchy and drippy cedar fever season to start the year.
    — Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Afternoon highs reach near 40, leaving things a bit drippy as the late-day sun tries to peek out as well.
    — Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2021
  • People still walk in with greasy pizza slices, drippy ice cream cones and overflowing cups of coffee.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2024
  • In Bruce’s drippy triptych, a nude woman takes on aspects of the water around her.
    — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Not just selfish love, not sentimental, drippy stuff, but love with a purpose to change the world.
    — Megan Friedman, Harper's BAZAAR, 20 May 2018
  • The drippy rainbow mural and striped chairs seemed to dance right along with her kaleidoscopic sound.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Some of the pictures overlay figures rendered with black lines atop fields of soft, drippy daubs in a rainbow of hues.
    — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Donut peaches are usually palm-sized and easy to polish off in a few drippy, delightful bites.
    — Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 9 June 2026
  • True Sons solved that problem by putting their dye in a foam, which makes applying it more like shaving cream than a goopy, drippy mess.
    — Garrett Munce, Men's Health, 11 July 2023
  • Robust and filling, as well as drippy, juicy, crunchy and herbaceous, these aren’t for the faint of heart or for people wearing crisp white shirts.
    — Mara Severin | Eating Out, Anchorage Daily News, 30 June 2023
  • The funky facial expressions as Shannon would go on and on about something wavy gravy and hippy drippy.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
  • But for the next few days, cool, cloudy and perhaps drippy weather is in store for much of San Diego County.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2019
  • For starters, the lack of a well means that drippier items, like melons, tomatoes, or a whole roasted chicken, will leave a leaky residue on countertops.
    — Kat Thompson, Bon Appétit, 31 Oct. 2023
  • The music is drippy and constant, the wobble from comedy to drama feels off, and the dialects have been reamed in the Irish press.
    — Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 9 Dec. 2020
  • The Double-up Smash Burger is cheesy, smoky, drippy, briny from pickles, salty from bacon, creamy from mayo.
    — Mara Severin | Eating Out, Anchorage Daily News, 30 June 2023
  • The drippy aesthetic in her images is a direct result of Bernhardt’s painting process.
    — Carolyn Twersky, The Cut, 2 Feb. 2018
  • Upstate, all the drippy humidity and congested traffic of the city dissolves into a placid breeze.
    — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 15 June 2026
  • The drippy console table by designer Zhipeng Tan is available online at 1stdibs.
    — Alyssa Fiorentino, House Beautiful, 18 Dec. 2018
  • Marcus is either a lot more casual with his dates than most, or doesn’t order the drippy, messy 10x10 in front of prospective partners.
    — Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 25 Apr. 2024

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