leak like a sieve

Examples of leaked

leaked

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.

Such gossip, if leaked, will certainly jeopardize the social status of the family with knock-on effects on all marriageable youths in their kin group.
This time, however, school rankings were leaked to the press, causing great stir and ultimately leading to the cessation of testing activities.
Like many other secret documents, this circular was leaked to the press and was the basis of embarrassing questions in the legislature.
In addition, the refractory lining was cracked and broken and the door seal leaked.
For burn 18 the pump bag had leaked and emission testing did not proceed.
In this case the electrons are said to have leaked or tunneled into the oxide.
When news of the project leaked, however, it sparked alarm among anti-drug officials across the globe.
One type results from electric current randomly leaked from neighboring neurons.
As the interview proceeds, inconsistencies usually emerge between vaguely positive generalizations and "leaked" evidence to the contrary.
His recommendations also challenged orthodoxy and were expertly leaked to the press in order to maximize publicity.
In this way, these words have leaked from one frame into another.
In case that the secrets match, this is convincingly proven, and in case the secrets do not match, no information is leaked except that a protocol run has occurred.
Cellular cytoplasm leaked through the puncture and the force of the injection was likely to have altered the positioning of the cells inside, especially in very early embryos.
Williams once complained that because his ship had leaked, he had lost his snakes which he was conveying home.
This list was leaked to the press.
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