dropped in

past tense of drop in

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of dropped in Cocoa prices have dropped in the last year, but relief is coming too late to help prices for this Halloween, said David Branch, sector manager at Wells Fargo Agri-Food Institute. — Aoife Walsh, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026 Buhler faced two other counts of unlawful possession of a firearm that were dropped in accordance with the plea deal. — Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 26 Oct. 2026 Detectives not only reprised the Aeneas Hall episode but highlighted a small-claims lawsuit against LIU for $54 that was dropped in 1937. — Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026 Bangladesh almost achieved that in recent years, but coverage dropped in 2025. — Reuters, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026 Kyler Murray then dropped in the pocket and boldly threw to the back left corner of the end zone. — CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 Both country album categories dropped in number of entries this year. — Paul Grein, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2026 To be sure, oil prices have dropped in recent weeks as supply blockages have eased. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026 Wilson’s work in music includes the albums Sound of a Woman, released earlier this year (a deluxe version dropped in September); AM/FM; Rita Wilson; Bigger Picture, and Halfway to Home. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dropped in
Verb
  • The possibility of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe should not be confused with evidence that extraterrestrial beings have visited Earth, Kirkpatrick said.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Terence Tao was ten years old when Erdős visited his home town of Adelaide, Australia, in 1985.
    — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Clancy could be tried a second time, offered a plea deal or even have all charges dropped by prosecutors.
    — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The operator of one of Mongolia’s largest copper mines said Thursday its exports of copper concentrate to China have dropped by about 70% in the past two weeks due to restrictions at a border crossing.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Voting rights groups that stepped in to help defend Alaska against the lawsuit cheered the ruling.
    — Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Medicare stepped in to address that in 2024 with a new training benefit for family caregivers.
    — Raginee Sudhir Chaurey, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Allen drained it to extend Charlotte’s lead to 20, and then found Dennis Schröder for a high-five as Miami called a timeout.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Later, however, a faithful replica, also called the Atlantic, was built.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 25 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Ya Lily’s content ran in nearly 109,541 Temu ad campaigns in that period, the data show.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • DeLuca then chopped a ball softly to the left side that shortstop Xander Bogaerts ran in to grab.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

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“Dropped in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dropped%20in. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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