LEAKAGE in a Sentence

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Example sentences for LEAKAGE, such as:

1. A leakage of kerosene has polluted water supplies.
2. It's high time this leakage of information was put a stop to.
3. In the meanwhile, the public wealth flows away to the river, and leakage takes place.
4. The consequences of the radioactive leakage may not become apparent for a generation or more.
5. The accuracy of equivalent circuit method can be effectively improved if the calculation of PM leakage permeance is accurate.

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 Meanings and Examples of LEAKAGE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
leakage
 n.  the discharge of a fluid from some container
Classic Sentence:
1  Hereby the casks are sought to be kept damply tight; while by the changed character of the withdrawn water, the mariners readily detect any serious leakage in the precious cargo.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 109. Ahab and Starbuck in the Cabin.
2  In the meanwhile, the public wealth flows away to the river, and leakage takes place.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER I—THE LAND IMPOVERISHED BY THE SEA
Example Sentence:
1  A leakage of kerosene has polluted water supplies.
2  The consequences of the radioactive leakage may not become apparent for a generation or more.
3  It's high time this leakage of information was put a stop to.
4  The accuracy of equivalent circuit method can be effectively improved if the calculation of PM leakage permeance is accurate.
5  I knew at once by the whishing sound that there was a slight leakage, which allowed a regurgitation of water through one of the side cylinders.