How to Use drop-off in a Sentence

drop-off

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  • Yet now the drop-off makes sense.
    Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
  • But there is no set drop-off point.
    Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
  • See website for rules and drop-off hours.
    Martina Schimitschek, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
  • On defense, the drop-off is just as stark.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026
  • But the drop-off after those three is wild.
    Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
  • Gigs are priced based on mileage from pick-up to drop-off, plus time.
    Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2026
  • The first day of drop-offs, the route got off-schedule.
    Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026
  • After that, though, there does seem to be a drop-off.
    Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Ada County has year-round drop-off sites.
    Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Steven’s wife made drop-offs at kindergarten and day care, then came home.
    E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Right now, there’s just a sharp drop-off where your friendship used to be.
    R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025
  • That film had a 60 percent drop-off in week two.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
  • So any drop-off at all is relative.
    Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 30 Apr. 2026
  • And what the machine doesn’t know is that one of those drop-offs is a mile away.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026
  • The driveway is the perfect valet drop-off.
    Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026
  • They are not constrained by school drop-offs and pickups.
    Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Some local parks accept tree drop-offs as well.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2026
  • There will be a valet lane and drop-off lane on Wells Street.
    Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 8 May 2024
  • To view a map of all drop-off locations, click here.
    Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Beyond those three titles, the drop-off is steep.
    Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Many promise drop-offs in under an hour.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Ride-share drivers angle for drop-offs.
    Andrew Chrismer, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Meridian has year-round drop-off sites.
    Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Airports can still set pick-up and drop-off fees for customers’ trips.
    Alexandra Skores, Dallas News, 14 June 2023
  • Schools can request waivers if the rule disrupts pick-ups or drop-offs.
    Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Police found a ledger with states written down for pick-up and drop-off sites for dogs.
    Sarah Nelson, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The beach at Zadún isn’t swimmable—the drop-off is steep and currents are strong.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026
  • Cost is $5 per car, with no limit to the number of drop-off items.
    Laura Daily, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2025
  • At times, the trail itself could be less than four feet wide with sheer drop-off cliffs right next to us.
    Michael Clinton, Men's Health, 14 June 2023
  • The hotel has an in-house car for local drop-offs and pickups.
    Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2023

drop off

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  • That bridge sits right over the drop off zone.
    Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Now, as money dries up, jobs drop off.
    Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
  • To date, no one has dropped off its roster.
    Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
  • Two white Mokes and a pink and a green one were dropped off.
    Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
  • First, when they're dropped off and then again during surgery.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
  • But as 2025 came around, things dropped off.
    Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Our first album was starting to drop off the charts.
    Devon Ivie, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The boat dropped off the scientists at the beach.
    Scott Neuman, NPR, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The playoff drop off his been more severe.
    Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Most dogs get dropped off at doggy daycare.
    Kendall Malinchock, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Have other sides started off this well and then dropped off?
    Will Jeanes, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Eminem has dropped off a pair of singles ahead of the project.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 9 July 2024
  • Those who drop off weapons will also be asked to sign a release.
    Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 18 Dec. 2024
  • My server, smelling of onion rings, dropped off the check and told me to take my time.
    Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
  • Cars dropped off in the zone would be parked in a nearby structure.
    Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Clients can drop off wigs for washing and styling for around $40.
    Amber Elliott, Houston Chronicle, 9 May 2026
  • Before then, meals were driven to and dropped off at school each day.
    Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2024
  • Then his brother had dropped off González at an aunt’s house to sleep.
    Kate Linthicum, Keri Blakinger and Connor Sheets, Anchorage Daily News, 15 July 2023
  • Your endurance or speed drops off sooner.
    Jakob Roze, Health, 7 May 2026
  • Salt can burn plant tissue and make branches and twigs drop off or dry out.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Jan. 2025
  • She had been dropped off by two co-workers and was never seen again.
    Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Also, many mail-in ballots are dropped off at polling places that day.
    Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
  • Where will Ubers and other ride shares be able to drop off and pick up?
    Melonee Hurt, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Dec. 2025
  • The group, consisting of three adults and a child, was dropped off by the raft.
    Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Carr, says Haggard, had just dropped off a fare when she was shot in her car.
    Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Flores called to sign up, so Alejo dropped off the food.
    Megan Greenwell, Bloomberg, 9 June 2026
  • And as of Friday, no one had dropped off its roster.
    Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
  • Will some casual fans who used to flip on a game at random drop off?
    Alex Sherman, CNBC, 19 June 2025
  • Gone are the days of dropping off a pet at cargo and hoping for the best.
    Jason Phillips, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
  • The flatworm climbs aboard, rides along and drops off somewhere new — no harm done to the host.
    Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026

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