How to Use leaky in a Sentence

leaky

adjective

• The dugout where the troops spent most of their time had a leaky roof.
  — Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2023
• The hot water for the sink found turned off due to a leaky faucet.
  — Ryan Serpico, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Jan. 2022
• Whatever the case, this has been a leaky time at the court.
  — Erik Wemple, Washington Post, 31 May 2022
• Maybe your house got a little leaky during the storm at the end of last week.
  — Jack Denton, Curbed, 10 Sep. 2021
• Maybe some leaky pipes making a few lumpy piles of ice.
  — James Dziezynski, Outside Online, 5 Aug. 2024
• From there, it could be released into the kitchen through a leaky stove.
  — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 20 Oct. 2022
• Blessed Sacrament Church in Pen Lucy had had a leaky roof for months.
  — Jonathan M. Pitts, baltimoresun.com, 4 Sep. 2020
• One of the most common sources of a leaky shower head is old sealant thread tape.
  — Kyle Schurman, chicagotribune.com, 4 Mar. 2021
• To check for leaky faucets, put a pan underneath and leave it overnight.
  — Washington Post, 7 July 2021
• Most urgent were the leaky roofs, which were causing the walls to crumble.
  — Claudine Doury, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Oct. 2020
• But in the end, the Cardinals pass defense was too leaky.
  — Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic, 28 Sep. 2020
• The Raiders have a slew of problems as well, but the Chargers are too busy trying to patch their leaky dam.
  — Jay Paris, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
• No leaky roof, and foam padding around the inside will help keep your pet warm.
  — Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2020
• Sandy thinks the boat is leaking again, so Iain returns to the leaky crew cabin.
  — Emma Soren, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2024
• Think leaky pipelines, oil and gas fields, landfills and so on.
  — David Meyer, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2021
• Reaching out to Toby's father for help with the leaky pipe and more?
  — Dan Snierson, EW.com, 24 Aug. 2021
• Water from a leaky roof has been dripping into the bucket for the last week.
  — Anna Mundow, wsj.com, 28 Apr. 2023
• Both have leaky defenses that rank in the bottom 10 of the NFL in points allowed.
  — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2020
• In a leaky warehouse on the outskirts of the city, Su Jun readied his weapon at the commanding shout.
  — Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2022
• And a leaky roof forces others to break out plastic sheeting.
  — Cat Zakrzewski, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
• In the penthouse, the lab, called Genspace, had a leaky roof and no air conditioning or heat.
  — Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2021
• And a leaky roof that caused water to drip into her living room.
  — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2024
• Scrub Hub:How much water — and money — is my leaky faucet sending down the drain?
  — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Apr. 2024
• One caller wanted help with a leaky faucet that flooded a house.
  — Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 16 Mar. 2023
• The original May 6 launch was scrubbed due to a leaky valve in the upper stage of the crew’s Atlas V rocket.
  — Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 13 Aug. 2024
• Things in her room either took a long time to get fixed, like leaky pipes, Foster said, or don’t get fixed at all.
  — Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2024
• That’s because of a leaky defense that’s allowed 32 goals.
  — Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 27 Aug. 2021
• The offensive line is leaky and allows far too much pressure to break through.
  — Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2020
• Then Dave Dombrowski arrived and built a roster of DH types with a leaky bullpen.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 4 June 2022
• The makeshift fish pond, formed in a tree pit thanks to a leaky hydrant and the efforts of some longtime residents near the corner of Hancock and Tompkins, was dry and covered with cardboard.
  — Clio Chang, Curbed, 23 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 4 Dec 2024