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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However, the program has fallen on hard times early on in the 2025 season, dropping games to both LSU in Week 1 and Georgia Tech in Week 3 on a game-winning field goal.
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Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
The second verse is no less random, with lyrics about moonwalking on a UFO, dropping bars while brushing teeth and a shout out to legendary 2001 blaxploitation-adjacent comedy Pootie Tang.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
The inspector found mouse droppings under the chip rack, black organic residue in the ice machine and flies in the grocery area.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
He was let down by his receivers dropping passes, and now gets to play at home against a Rams team that will be peeking ahead to a Week 3 revenge game against the Eagles.
—Vic Tafur, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
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Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
The second verse is no less random, with lyrics about moonwalking on a UFO, dropping bars while brushing teeth and a shout out to legendary 2001 blaxploitation-adjacent comedy Pootie Tang.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
The inspector found mouse droppings under the chip rack, black organic residue in the ice machine and flies in the grocery area.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
He was let down by his receivers dropping passes, and now gets to play at home against a Rams team that will be peeking ahead to a Week 3 revenge game against the Eagles.
—Vic Tafur, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Dropping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dropping. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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