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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The accompanying video — showing an unmasked Chalamet beside an obscured EsDeeKid, dropping bars about Marty Supreme and girlfriend Kylie Jenner — went stratospherically viral.
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026
On March 7, authorities revealed Arakawa had died from hantavirus, a flu-like virus linked to rodent droppings.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
Overnight lows into Friday will still be colder than normal dropping into the 40s, but Friday and Saturday will continue the warming trend each day.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2026
New Year’s Eve has a little Champagne, a dropping ball, and people counting down the literal seconds until the holiday has ended.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2025
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026
On March 7, authorities revealed Arakawa had died from hantavirus, a flu-like virus linked to rodent droppings.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
Overnight lows into Friday will still be colder than normal dropping into the 40s, but Friday and Saturday will continue the warming trend each day.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2026
New Year’s Eve has a little Champagne, a dropping ball, and people counting down the literal seconds until the holiday has ended.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dropping
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“Dropping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dropping. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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