drops by

present tense third-person singular of drop by

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of drops by However, once heated, its electrical resistance drops by four orders of magnitude, turning it into a shield. Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 3 May 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 The ever-dependable Jason Isbell drops by with the 400 Unit on March 6-7 at Salt Shed. Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026 Samsung’s 55-inch S90C OLED TV drops by $1,320, delivering rich colors, deep blacks, and ultra-low input lag that makes gaming and movie nights feel next-level. PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025 While Robertson struggled with his ball placement and drops by his receivers, Hoover rose to the occasion in the elements to rebound from his multi-turnover performance against Kansas State. Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2025 For example, in metros like Dallas, Los Angeles, and Houston, active listings are 20–30% higher than earlier in the year, while competition drops by 30–40%. Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drops by
Verb
  • At the end of the first season, when Rhaenyra’s son Lucerys visits Storm’s End to petition House Baratheon to join their cause, he and Alicent’s second son, Aemond, trade barbs.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • Breakthrough has relationships with several schools in the area and regularly visits schools to present its program to area fourth graders, Cox said.
    Austin Horn July 1, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • The hire comes over a year after former President Marlene Tromp took a new job at the University of Vermont and left the university.
    Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 1 July 2026
  • So Mary Travers comes over with Peter.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • Cristobal calls change ‘a positive step’ This new process would have benefited Miami greatly last year when determining who would make the conference championship.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
  • These 126 spacecraft will be part of a larger LEO network that the SDA calls the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • The Royals scored five runs in the fifth, then added seven more in the seventh on their way to a 16-12 victory.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
  • Sheehan at least did his job, holding the Diamondbacks to three runs in 5⅓ innings.
    Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026

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“Drops by.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drops%20by. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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