How to Use droplet in a Sentence

droplet

noun
  • Droplets of water collected on the windows.
  • Water droplets flew off the brim.
    — Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
  • Yet all the drops and droplets that did fall didn’t add up to much.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 14 May 2023
  • It is spread through tiny droplets in the air and lingers for up to two hours.
    — Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Air dry the parts and wipe down any droplets with a microfiber cloth.
    — Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Five droplets means you’ll get doused; one droplet is more akin to a light sprinkle.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2024
  • This causes water droplets to bead up on the glass and frame.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Large aspens crowd around, each leaf like a droplet of sunshine.
    — Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 10 Oct. 2025
  • But cicadas drink so much sap that peeing in droplets is too much work.
    — Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 30 Apr. 2024
  • These droplets spread through the air to surfaces or to others in the area.
    — Jennifer Welsh, Verywell Health, 11 Mar. 2025
  • None of the patients had oil droplets in their lungs, the doctors found.
    — oregonlive, 3 Oct. 2019
  • Countless tiny droplets are in sharp focus.
    — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Swaying branches and heavy droplets of rain play tricks on their eyes and ears.
    — Jace Bauserman, Outdoor Life, 4 Mar. 2020
  • Their fur is so thick and well-groomed that the water droplets don’t get down to their skin.
    — Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
  • This is not the first study to suggest that small droplets can carry flu virus.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 23 Jan. 2018
  • The vog's sulfuric acid droplets would fall, too -- thus, acid rain.
    — Jason Hanna, CNN, 10 May 2018
  • Rain droplets may wash away pollutants.
    — Matt Fuchs, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The viruses spread through tiny droplets made when people with the flu cough, sneeze or talk.
    — Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 31 Dec. 2025
  • The water beads up into droplets and sits on the surface of your hair.
    — Erica Metzger, Women's Health, 28 June 2023
  • Some droplets seemed to loiter in the air, to be depicted as mist.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Each of these acts plays out in a clear droplet on the microscopic stage.
    — Anna Groves, Discover Magazine, 15 Apr. 2019
  • Zarzar is working with tiny droplets about a tenth of a millimeter in size.
    — Wired, 9 Sep. 2019
  • The aerosol droplets from the spray kill mosquitoes on contact in the air.
    — Maria Lovato, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2019
  • The needles grow longer as more and more water droplets adhere and freeze.
    — Angela Fritz, Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2018
  • Enlarge / Close-up of the anal stylus used to fling pee droplets.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Measles is a viral infection that spreads through the air and via droplets.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The virus is mainly spread by the droplets made when people with the virus cough, sneeze, or talk.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 22 Jan. 2018
  • At 75 seconds, droplets ran down her cheek and onto her neck.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 10 Sep. 2024
  • When conditions are right, other cold droplets stick to the frozen one.
    — Katherine Bourzac, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
  • It’s spread through contact with infectious droplets or through the air.
    — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026

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