Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of drizzly
But part of being a professional is learning to care about doing the work, the blocking and tackling of being a high-quality player, whether that means training purposefully or caring about winning a match on a drizzly Tuesday night in the Netherlands when 75 people are in the stands.
—
Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 15 July 2024
The system was completely reopened in April 2022. 1998: On a drizzly day at Wrigley Field, 20-year-old rookie Chicago Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood tied Roger Clemens’ all-time single-game record of 20 strikeouts in a nine-inning game.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2025
Image The last train rumbled down the Rockaway Beach branch of the Long Island Rail Road on a warm, drizzly day in June 1962.
—James Barron, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
A little more than 14,000 fans showed up to the first game on a cold, drizzly Monday night in May of 2000 — more than double the crowd watching the A’s game at the Coliseum that evening, the Bee reported at the time.
—Annika Merrilees, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for drizzly
Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 15 July 2024
The system was completely reopened in April 2022. 1998: On a drizzly day at Wrigley Field, 20-year-old rookie Chicago Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood tied Roger Clemens’ all-time single-game record of 20 strikeouts in a nine-inning game.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2025
Image The last train rumbled down the Rockaway Beach branch of the Long Island Rail Road on a warm, drizzly day in June 1962.
—James Barron, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
A little more than 14,000 fans showed up to the first game on a cold, drizzly Monday night in May of 2000 — more than double the crowd watching the A’s game at the Coliseum that evening, the Bee reported at the time.
—Annika Merrilees, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for drizzly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drizzly
Adjective
-
On our radar: the best pair of leggings on the market in a misty blue, relaxed T-shirts, and the brand’s ever-popular belt bag, which almost never goes below $30.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
14 July 2025
-
From misty forests in the Pacific Northwest to crimson mesas in the Utah desert, here are seven stunning spots to glamp this summer.—
Brittany Anas,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
Adjective
-
This can make your arrangement look more natural and cover any drippy glue.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 June 2025
-
Ariella, 3, savored a drippy vanilla cone; a baby named Kaida licked a spoonful of chocolate, with help from her big brother, Bryant.—
Emily M. Olson,
Hartford Courant,
6 May 2025
Adjective
-
Special agents alongside local law enforcement spent their rainy Wednesday going to businesses all over South Florida, including gas stations, grocery stores and retail stores.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
23 July 2025
-
European cities are much more similar in road conditions than their U.S. peers where sunny Phoenix, Arizona, with its wide streets, is far easier for self-driving cars to master than the narrow cross-streets of cold and rainy New York City.—
Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
22 July 2025
Cite this Entry
“Drizzly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drizzly. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share