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Examples of dropping in a Sentence
the only bad part about owning a rabbit was cleaning the droppings out of the litter box every night
the dropping of an act from the talent show should bring it in on time
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Sacramento County health inspectors shut down three local restaurants after discovering cockroaches, rodent droppings and dirty knives.
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Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 7 June 2024
Lamar’s name dropping of New Ho King has turned the local Chinese restaurant into an international sensation.
—Hazlitt, 30 May 2024
The Smartwool merino neck gaiter protects you from the wind and dropping temperatures just as a scarf would, but without the bulkiness.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Feb. 2023
The military is working with police to collect the materials for analysis, local paper Chosun Ilbo reported, and has advised residents not to come into contact with the droppings and instead report them to authorities.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 29 May 2024
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Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 7 June 2024
Lamar’s name dropping of New Ho King has turned the local Chinese restaurant into an international sensation.
—Hazlitt, 30 May 2024
The Smartwool merino neck gaiter protects you from the wind and dropping temperatures just as a scarf would, but without the bulkiness.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Feb. 2023
The military is working with police to collect the materials for analysis, local paper Chosun Ilbo reported, and has advised residents not to come into contact with the droppings and instead report them to authorities.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 29 May 2024
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“Dropping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dropping. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.
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