How to Use trickle in a Sentence

trickle

1 of 2 verb
  • Water was trickling out of the gutter.
  • Tears trickled down her cheeks.
  • Donations have been trickling in.
  • People trickled into the theater.
  • Not much has trickled down in 40 years.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026
  • The cost is trickling down to consumers as well.
    — Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Now that a ceasefire is in place, aid is trickling in.
    — Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
  • That’s the message that trickled down to me through the ranks.
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 6 Mar. 2026
  • That has trickled down to the coaching staff.
    — Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
  • All the old emotions came trickling back.
    — Zak Keefer, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
  • So much so that the brand is trickling the approach to its product.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 20 Jan. 2026
  • The ball took a few small bounces and trickled into the hole for eagle.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2026
  • Mascara trickles down her cheeks.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
  • This type of corruption has trickled down to the cities.
    — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
  • Within is a hidden world of trickling springs and deep, dark pools.
    — Eva Frederick, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The impact has trickled down to the athletes, as well.
    — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 16 Feb. 2026
  • But that drop hasn’t trickled down to what consumers are paying.
    — Isaac Tellechea, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The sideline staple has trickled down to youth sports.
    — Kris Ann Valdez, Parents, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Fans are starting to trickle into the stands.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 26 June 2026
  • Hagel’s shot broke through Swayman and just trickled through his pads to even it up.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Tears of grief and pride trickled down the face of Pam Oliver.
    — Francine Knowles, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
  • More ballots will trickle in by mail and be counted in the coming days.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Sigurdsson trickled in a shot from the left side of the penalty box.
    — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The impact trickles down to car owners.
    — Louisa Moller, CBS News, 20 May 2026
  • The only thing left to find out is whether the benefits trickle down.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Facts and claims begin to trickle out and are reported as such.
    — Trey Yingst, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2023
  • There was nothing to hear but water trickling down in openings in the rocks.
    — Pico Iyer, Air Mail, 27 Dec. 2025
  • Will cost savings trickle down to shoppers?
    — Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 23 May 2026
  • Amid the chaos, the ball trickled away and the net was temporarily left wide open.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 26 June 2026
  • Concerns are growing that the protest could trickle down to young conscripts as well.
    — Tia Goldenberg, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Mar. 2023

trickle

2 of 2 noun
  • The flow of water slowed to a trickle.
  • We heard the trickle of water from the roof.
  • Sales have slowed to a trickle in recent weeks.
  • A slow trickle of customers came into the store throughout the day.
  • That trickle of oxygen can make or break a wine.
    — Sam MacDonald, Scientific American, 19 June 2026
  • The flood of tourists and tourist dollars has slowed to a trickle.
    — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
  • Set your hose to a trickle and leave it at the base of the plant for about an hour.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Dec. 2025
  • Will drops to his knees and wipes the trickle of blood coming from his nose.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2025
  • Shipping traffic in the strait has slowed to a trickle, if that.
    — NBC news, 15 Mar. 2026
  • The concern is that the trickle becomes a flood.
    — Chris Deubert, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Since the war started, ship traffic has plunged to a trickle.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 12 May 2026
  • Apologies came back from the students, first in a trickle, then in a flood.
    — ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2025
  • His mouth opens and closes like a fish, a small trickle of blood at the corner of his lip.
    — Isa Mazzei, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Since then, the trickle has become a torrent.
    — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Aim for a slow, steady trickle of about one drip every three seconds or at least five drops per minute.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The pee trickles by like glowing gems in the vacuum of space.
    — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Voters headed to the voting booth in a steady trickle.
    — Cooper Worth, Des Moines Register, 2 June 2026
  • This year, ahead of the Marché du Film, there’s been a slow trickle of just a few of note.
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 8 May 2026
  • But since the pandemic, business has slowed to a trickle.
    — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
  • Their solar calories come in a trickle — or a deluge.
    — Quanta Magazine, 4 May 2026
  • Run water at a trickle and saturate the plant.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Most days, business trickles in slowly.
    — Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
  • More than a year after the initial announcement, the news has slowed to a trickle.
    — Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 28 July 2025
  • Water trickles to the lower portion of your roof and freezes there, forming a dam.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Culture trickles down, informs, changes things.
    — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2026
  • Whatever is left trickles down to the public.
    — Julian Torres, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
  • So my old records are constantly selling at a nice little trickle.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Running water through the pipe — even at a trickle — helps prevent pipes from freezing.
    — Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Running water through the pipe — even at a trickle — helps prevent pipes from freezing.
    — Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The club is finding ways to win, an attitude that starts with Perez and trickles down from there.
    — Jaylon Thompson may 3, Kansas City Star, 3 May 2026

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