dropped out

past tense of drop out

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Mickelson, who turns 56 next week, withdrew from professional golf this year because of family health reasons, last playing at the LIV Golf South Africa in March.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
  • In April 2025, just days after the federal court hearing, the LA County Board of Supervisors withdrew hundreds of millions of dollars in funding for LAHSA, opting to create a new county-run agency for homeless services.
    Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • How else to explain such relentlessness, such a refusal to stop even when most everyone would quit?
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
  • Now, fast forward to 2026, the 24-year old Montgomery is a consequential, game-changing player on a team that never quits in a game.
    Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
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“Dropped out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dropped%20out. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.

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