How to Use drop everything in a Sentence
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That means when a new house comes on the market, drop everything to go see it.
—Candace Taylor, WSJ, 14 May 2021
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Some are able to drop everything and get on a flight at a moment’s notice.
—Georgann Yara, azcentral, 4 June 2020
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Your real friends are people who would drop everything to come and help you.
—Jamie Ludwig, Spin, 29 Sep. 2023
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The father who would drop everything and drive across town if his sons needed a ride.
—New York Times, 14 June 2021
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There were some who were truly busy, though, and couldn’t just drop everything in order to come meet me.
—Jack Hargreaves, The Dial, 9 Sep. 2025
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What about the students that don't have parents who can drop everything and pick them up from the wrong bus stop?
—Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 20 Aug. 2021
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Swift asked fans to drop everything and go see Ryan Reynolds' new movie in theaters.
—Bryan West, The Tennessean, 26 July 2024
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The men ordered the employees to drop everything and get on the ground, then grabbed equipment from the van and left.
—Dennis Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2023
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But getting the Clan members to drop everything for music isn’t easy.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 4 Nov. 2021
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In some cases, those with staffers on long-term assignments overseas were told to drop everything and head back to home base.
—Harriet Baskas, NBC news, 10 May 2025
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Rugged iPad Case for Kids Whether clumsy or busy, some kids seem to drop everything.
—Tanya Edwards, Parents, 13 Mar. 2024
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Andy Richter remembered Tull as the type of person to drop everything and help someone out of a jam.
—Vulture, 28 July 2022
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Saba Parsa will drive a hundred miles for damson plums and drop everything to get the best Blenheim apricots.
—Becky Duffett, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Dec. 2023
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Even the most dedicated Olympics fanatics among us can’t drop everything all the time.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 2 Aug. 2024
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Morgan and Galadriel are always on some kind of holy quest that everyone else is supposed to drop everything over.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
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And for those who can drop everything to do so, waiting up to a few days for results could well push them beyond the tight five-day window to start antivirals.
—Natalie Shure, The New Republic, 19 Nov. 2021
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The kids would drop everything—dinner, playing with friends, homework, even their own birthday parties—to talk with their father for as long as two hours.
—Barbara Bradley Hagerty, The Atlantic, 24 Nov. 2020
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So why can’t Hopper and Eleven drop everything to reconnect with their friends who are having car trouble?
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2025
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Your donations help our dog handlers to be able to drop everything and deploy to base camps around California.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 2 Sep. 2021
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While venting to Jackson about her feelings, the superstar offered to drop everything and fly halfway across the world to spend time with her.
—Rivea Ruff, Essence, 8 June 2022
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Why would these men, with stable livelihoods, loving families, and no past connection to Ukraine, drop everything to join a war oceans away?
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Apr. 2022
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Now, another trip begins, as Swifties everywhere drop everything, absorb the new record and share their thoughts online.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2022
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Cozy nooks with little libraries throughout the exhibit encourage visitors to drop everything and read.
—Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2024
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These are souls ready to drop everything for the opportunity to venture into the wilds of the Sahara and wander Africa’s deep past.
—Paul Sereno, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2022
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Most Instant Pot–recipe instructions are basically just drop everything inside and close the lid.
—Brittany Natale, SELF, 29 Aug. 2022
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Work on developing your self-awareness skills, and remember to drop everything for five minutes to offer recognition in real time.
—Larry Dunivan, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2021
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After looking at their amazing stuff, I am really tempted to drop everything and just move to New Zealand.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 10 May 2013
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Everyone around me had managed to hold on to friends throughout their lives; everyone seemed to be on girls’ trips and boozy brunches; seemed to have a tribe of confidants ready to drop everything for them.
—Kui Mwai, Vogue, 26 Aug. 2023
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The third-year cornerback needed all the defensive backs to drop everything and take a group photo with the Lombardi Trophy.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
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Normally, when a big company gets sued, the CEO doesn’t drop everything and start going through documents.
—Gabriel J. Chin, Fortune, 10 June 2023
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