SEEP in a Sentence

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For SEEP, below is one of 7 sentences:
But even with this under-cover gossip seeping about, he could have retained his popularity had he considered it worth retaining.

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 Meanings and Examples of SEEP
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
seep
 v.  pass gradually or leak through, as if through small openings
Classic Sentence:
1  But even with this under-cover gossip seeping about, he could have retained his popularity had he considered it worth retaining.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
2  Carol tried to look at him, yet not look at the seeping blood, the crimson slash, the vicious scalpel.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
3  His bare chest heaved up slowly and sank quickly and the red stream seeped from between Melanie's small frantic fingers.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLV
Example Sentence:
1  During the rainstorm, water would seep through the crack in the basement wall and damage the floor boards.
2  Brydon knew that in time the blood would seep down onto his sword hilt and make the grip slippery.
3  The uncollected muck seeped into the cavernous potholes that were a rarity before the military coup in 2009.
4  A gas main had cracked under my neighbour's garage and gas had seeped into our homes.