Examples of droplet in a Sentence
Droplets of water collected on the windows.
there were only a few droplets left in the canteen
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Both surfaces are superhydrophobic, meaning water forms droplets and rolls off instead of spreading.
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 3 May 2026
Instead, the black smoke from the fires can be seen in satellite images, and some locals have shared images of black droplets covering their car windshields and windows.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 1 May 2026
Hail is basically made up of balls of frozen rain—during thunderstorms, as warm air carries rain droplets high up into the atmosphere, the rain freezes.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 29 Apr. 2026
It is spread through close contact with an infected person, such as through respiratory droplets from coughing or sneezing.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 3 May 2026
Instead, the black smoke from the fires can be seen in satellite images, and some locals have shared images of black droplets covering their car windshields and windows.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 1 May 2026
Hail is basically made up of balls of frozen rain—during thunderstorms, as warm air carries rain droplets high up into the atmosphere, the rain freezes.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 29 Apr. 2026
It is spread through close contact with an infected person, such as through respiratory droplets from coughing or sneezing.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for droplet
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“Droplet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/droplet. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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droplet
noun
drop·let
ˈdräp-lət 
: a very small drop
Medical Definition
droplet
noun
drop·let
ˈdräp-lət
: a tiny drop (as of a liquid)
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