How to Use droopy in a Sentence

droopy

adjective
  • His face felt numb and droopy, and his speech became slurred.
    — Julia Michie Bruckner, Discover Magazine, 12 Mar. 2019
  • This lovable droopy-eared dog sleeps on top of his doghouse.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
  • When the leaves begin to look droopy, this plant needs more water.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2023
  • At times, his droopy eyes appeared to lock with those of the readers.
    — Talia Richman, baltimoresun.com, 12 Dec. 2017
  • The leaves may look a bit droopy during the day, but will revive overnight.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
  • There were bags under her eyes and her antennae looked droopy.
    — Simon Rich, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
  • One day, your curls may be full of life and volume, and the next, looking like a droopy mop.
    — Allure, 20 Aug. 2021
  • Too little water may cause your peace lily to look droopy or produce crispy leaves.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 25 Mar. 2025
  • However, if the leaves look droopy, go ahead and give your plant some water.
    — Jenny Krane, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2022
  • That can lead to droopy cheeks, hip pain, even full-body inflammation.
    — Allure Staff, Allure, 27 July 2019
  • At the clinic, Sue’s face kept swelling, and her eyes were droopy and bloodshot.
    — Tom Davis, Field & Stream, 18 June 2020
  • Everything about him slumped — his shoulders, his face, the droopy lids over his eyes.
    — John Carlisle, Freep.com, 1 Dec. 2019
  • Fever, chest pain, trouble getting deep breaths, droopy eyes, the symptoms were there.
    — Rick Barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2020
  • Summer can take its toll on many favorite blooms, leaving them droopy and wilted.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2026
  • However, if leaves are still droopy in the morning, its time to water.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Don't give up on that droopy celery just yet, says the Save the Food campaign.
    — Special To The Plain Dealer, cleveland.com, 18 Apr. 2018
  • Eye bags are what happens when the skin below the eyes become swollen, puffy or appear to be droopy.
    — Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Her skin was like an elephant’s, ancient, wrinkled and droopy, but also soft and drapey like linen.
    — Melissa Berman, Longreads, 19 Aug. 2019
  • Simply lift out the liner filled with droopy summer bloomers and drop in one planted with fresh fall flowers.
    — Jodi Torpey/ Special To The Denver Post, The Denver Post, 19 May 2017
  • For some women, the threat of droopy breasts is a reasonable deterrent.
    — Shanon Lee, Redbook, 14 July 2015
  • But don’t worry if the plant looks droopy or yellow; plants usually can bounce back with proper care.
    — Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2022
  • Divers also have found dying sea urchins with droopy spines or with their white skeletons poking through their bodies.
    — DÁnica Coto, ajc, 14 Apr. 2022
  • Once awake, police say Woods was swaying, that his eyes were extremely droopy and seemed as if he was lost.
    — CBS News, 31 May 2017
  • These scenes are very often fun, filthy, hot, and, frankly, a relief after so much doleful, droopy coupling.
    — Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
  • My arms were droopy and my balance looked precarious, as though my stringy legs might not be strong enough to hold up the weight of my body.
    — Alice Robb, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2023
  • The leaves are still droopy after several months and a small section seems to have revived marginally.
    — oregonlive, 14 Nov. 2021
  • The pie — in its overlap of sweet, salty, crisp and magnificently droopy — is too great to let steam for long in a box.
    — Bill Addisonrestaurant Critic, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Dogs are kept in small cages on wheels before they’re slaughtered, their tails tucked between their hind legs and faces withdrawn with droopy eyes.
    — Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2021
  • Thompson’s huge frame and droopy dog mask have served as the leading image for the Dawg Pound for decades.
    — SI.com, 28 Aug. 2019
  • Dry, crispy foliage or droopy leaves usually indicate that the plant needs more water.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2026

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