Examples of dropped in a Sentence

a dress with a dropped waist

Recent Examples on the Web The game became more competitive after the first delay, but the Irish couldn’t overcome a litany of mistakes: three interceptions, two lost fumbles, one missed field goal and a handful of dropped passes. — Tyler James, Indianapolis Star, 2 May 2020 Diffuse impact Problems are likely to range from dropped connections to slow downloads or loss of video feeds. — Scott Moritz, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2020 This can often result in a delay in sound between the two ears, stuttering audio, or a dropped connection. — Boone Ashworth, Wired, 6 Jan. 2020 In the Miami cases whose resolutions could be determined, about a third ended up with dropped charges or acquittals, a rate that is on par for NFL criminal cases in other cities. — Alan Gomez, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2020 That dichotomy, and a host of dropped passes and uncharacteristic penalties, prompted questions about rust after the game. — Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2020 The dropped charges included felony drug possession, trespassing and resisting arrest for allegedly biting the officer, police said. — Taylor Romine, CNN, 6 Dec. 2019 Gruden said the conditions were not an excuse, though the rain did appear to have an effect in the form of dropped passes and missed tackles. — Matt Kawahara, SFChronicle.com, 24 Nov. 2019 Sunday’s setback — filled with dropped passes and botched field goals and missed opportunities and more postgame agitation — was the Bears’ fifth loss in their last six games. — Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 18 Nov. 2019 See More

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