drops in

present tense third-person singular of drop in

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of drops in Not one player in the unit caught a deep pass during training camp’s first week, and the unit was plagued by drops in the first three practices. Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026 The numbers across the city were a setback for Bass, who has made homelessness one of her signature issues and previously touted two straight years of drops in street homelessness. Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026 Previous winners of this award have earned big moves off the back of the achievement, but others have suffered drops in form afterwards. Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 18 July 2026 Both showed drops in pTau217, a blood biomarker linked to Alzheimer’s progression, of 47% and 19%. Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026 Most don’t run that long in the first place, and ones that do often have films that suffer significant drops in quality. Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 In addition to ground units, air rescue teams were called in to perform water drops in an effort to control the fast-moving flames. Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 15 June 2026 When testing multilayer pouch cells at a temperature of 25°C, the cells sustained continuous discharge rates reaching 5C without experiencing major drops in capacity. Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 13 June 2026 All-female founding teams posted steeper drops in both deal value and count than mixed-gender cohorts. Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drops in
Verb
  • The combination cargo and cruise ship Aranui V is a frequent visitor on its sailings from Tahiti, while the luxurious Paul Gauguin also periodically visits from Tahiti.
    Scott Laird, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2026
  • When Odysseus and Penelope’s son, Telemachus (Tom Holland), visits Sparta for information about his father, he’s invited to sit with Menelaus during a wedding feast for his and Helen’s daughter.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • However, once heated, its electrical resistance drops by four orders of magnitude, turning it into a shield.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 3 May 2026
Verb
  • Trailing 9-6, the Reds scored 10 runs in the fifth inning to take a seven-run lead.
    Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Houston starter Cristian Javier (1-2) yielded seven hits and three runs in six innings.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The Fathom is the first product built on what Ford calls the Universal Electric Vehicle platform, which will be the basic architecture for producing multiple upcoming electric cars, from compacts to vans, Bergg said.
    Michael Ballaban, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Each buoy is attached to a rope and can be thrown to someone in the water while another person calls 911.
    Darius Johnson, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Rice, Sneed take next steps in ramp-up Throughout the early days of camp, Rashee Rice and L’Jarius Sneed were on the field for warmups and install periods before leaving with athletic trainers for rehab in the indoor facility.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Missing Link steps in to provide support while the police are doing their work.
    Veronica Fulton, NBC news, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • Open a window before company comes over Before guests arrive, most people wipe down the counters.
    Angela Haupt, Time, 27 July 2026
  • Wicked Wonderland comes over a decade after the original trilogy with Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson, Cameron Boyce and Booboo Stewart arrived on the Disney Channel in 2015.
    Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

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“Drops in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drops%20in. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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