How to Use teardrop in a Sentence

teardrop

noun
  • It was just carved into the teardrop, straight out of the mine.
    — ELLE, 21 Aug. 2022
  • At the end of each vine, add a single teardrop shape, and voila!
    — Andrea Fanning, al, 8 Oct. 2019
  • There’s a whole ocean of feeling in that one languid teardrop.
    — Grace Edquist, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Even his light brown face sported a series of teardrops near his eyes.
    — Susana Morris, Longreads, 8 Sep. 2017
  • Or that someone once made a full-size, working teardrop camper.
    — Ann Lien, House Beautiful, 26 June 2019
  • Bright, fat beaks and combs bulged out from stoic, teardrop bodies.
    — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2019
  • Like most teardrops, the kitchen is accessed from the rear of the trailer.
    — Megan Barber, Curbed, 23 Oct. 2018
  • Then there are the finger rolls, scoop shots and teardrops with either hand.
    — Erik Spanberg, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2018
  • The flat teardrops of old-fashioned, or rolled, oats fall in between.
    — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The ripe seed pods of the stout perennial are teardrop-shaped, plump and warty.
    — cleveland, 7 Oct. 2020
  • Cut slit on either side of face, then insert round edge of wood teardrop for ears.
    — Woman's Day Staff, Woman's Day, 25 July 2018
  • With the hinge out of the way, the display can rest in a less stressful teardrop shape.
    — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 26 July 2023
  • The problem is us The teardrop shape was always right.
    — Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Its teardrop shape is super unique and people will be racing to sit in it.
    — Courtney Campbell, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2020
  • Its teardrop shape is super unique and people will be fighting to sit in it.
    — Courtney Campbell, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2019
  • They are shaped like ovals or teardrops and are better for fullness and lifting.
    — Deanna Pai, Allure, 15 June 2023
  • The eye frames were teardrops pointed upward, and the lenses were jet black.
    — Justin Ray, Robb Report, 21 June 2023
  • The Italian singer wore a black dress with a teardrop pattern and a small cape.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2025
  • For the mice, paint small wood teardrops purple for ears and push into radishes for mice.
    — Woman's Day Staff, Woman's Day, 9 Sep. 2019
  • The aircraft's cool teardrop shape and its sprawling windows.
    — Andrew Moseman, Popular Mechanics, 18 May 2017
  • Southern Utah was covered in teardrops.
    — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
  • For this design, they’ve also been inspired by teardrops (hence the shape).
    — Esther Newman, refinery29.com, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Her voice, like a potent, salty teardrop, was more memorable than that of many of her peers.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Then, shape 12 teardrop-like shapes for the pandas’ eyes and secure them to the faces.
    — Kim-Joy, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2022
  • With new teardrop shapes, implants now started to come in more sizes and widths for surgeons to work with.
    — Paige Stables, Allure, 25 Feb. 2021
  • The breast is shaped like a teardrop—thick at the round end and thin at the pointy end, which tapers toward the tail.
    — Hank Shaw, Outside Online, 1 May 2022
  • Pear cut diamonds are teardrop in shape and are one of the most challenging styles to cut.
    — Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 8 June 2021
  • Traveling with a teardrop trailer no longer means having to leave your toys at home.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2025
  • On the night of the wedding, my sister wore a form-fitting navy dress with a teardrop cutout over her breasts.
    — Robert Radin, Marie Claire, 18 May 2015
  • Details include a T-bar strap and teardrop crystal beads.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 29 Jan. 2026

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