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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Why Regular Cleaning Is Important Bacterial diseases like conjunctivitis and avian pox can spread through saliva and bird droppings, warns Manning.
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Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 5 June 2026
One ecological version of that idea holds that grass once helped wild canids clear intestinal worms—the fibrous strands wrap around the worms and carry them out in the droppings.
—Niranjana Rajalakshmi, Popular Science, 4 June 2026
Videos and photos obtained by the outlet showed rat droppings on the office floor and what appeared to be a dead rat in a trap.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026
The grocery section was allowed to reopen the following morning, but additional droppings were found in an upstairs storage area.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 3 June 2026
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Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 5 June 2026
One ecological version of that idea holds that grass once helped wild canids clear intestinal worms—the fibrous strands wrap around the worms and carry them out in the droppings.
—Niranjana Rajalakshmi, Popular Science, 4 June 2026
Videos and photos obtained by the outlet showed rat droppings on the office floor and what appeared to be a dead rat in a trap.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026
The grocery section was allowed to reopen the following morning, but additional droppings were found in an upstairs storage area.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 3 June 2026
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“Dropping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dropping. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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