drops by

present tense third-person singular of drop by

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of drops by Dak Prescott actually had a pretty good night and those drops by his receivers could have changed the game. — Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026 Continue to rock this A-line dress as the temperature drops by layering either a pair of tights or leggings underneath it. — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2026 Rodgers began his 22nd and final season by throwing for 221 yards and a touchdown to tight end Pat Freiermuth but was hampered by a couple of drops by DK Metcalf and a running game that did little to take pressure off him. — ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026 Nuclear island building volume is cut by 21 percent, and installation volume drops by about 33 percent. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026 There were a few errant passes by Craig and Schobel, but the biggest problem was drops by the wide receivers. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 July 2026 Magically, too, Michael drops by for a few bites. — Jocelyn Noveck, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026 Rodney’s mother drops by with a plate of homemade fish cakes. — NPR, 4 Apr. 2026 In fact, Bain & Company research found that when a meeting includes more than seven people, decision quality drops by 10% per extra body. — Claire Zillman, Fortune, 1 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drops by
Verb
  • Saturday will be the first time the UConn football program ever visits Oxford, Ohio, and the Miami RedHawks.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Instead, La Roja visits Wembley to take on England in a repeat of the Euro 2024 final, which Spain won 2-1.
    — Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • For most players, offensive production drops in October, when batters face the best pitchers from the best teams.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
  • That would affect jobs and cause drops in sales, property and tourism taxes.
    — Zoey Thomas, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The discovery comes over a decade after researchers first examined the artifacts.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Cal’s Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele has a better supporting cast than Heintschel does, and Virginia Tech’s Ethan Grunkemeyer comes over to Blacksburg with a bunch of Penn State teammates and coaches.
    — Manny Navarro, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In the first instance, Flora calls Carla to tell her the honey-trap plan is done.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Drizzled over the top is what Greenspan calls Jewish Chili Crunch, or JCC.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • For the second straight day, the Sox scored multiple runs in the first inning.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The Dodgers have held opponents to four or fewer runs in 108 games, going 82-26 in those contests.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

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“Drops by.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drops%20by. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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