How to Use slow leak in a Sentence
slow leak
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Sometimes the air escapes as a slow leak – in other cases there is a blowout.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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Deal lethargy kills that electricity slowly, the way a slow leak flattens a tire.
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George Heller,
HollywoodReporter,
6 May 2026
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Catching those patterns early is what prevents a slow leak from becoming a crisis.
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Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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If the grass seems unusually soft or spongy, this can also indicate a slow leak underground.
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Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
5 Feb. 2026
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Also, there was no detectable level of sanitizing solution used at the wait station, and the hot water supplied to the handwashing sink had been shut off due to a slow leak.
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Clark Kauffman,
Iowa Capital Dispatch,
13 Jan. 2026
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