drops in

present tense third-person singular of drop in

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of drops in Changes in Google’s search results have brought big drops in visitors to many news sites. Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026 That would affect jobs and cause drops in sales, property and tourism taxes. Zoey Thomas, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026 This is similar to how the sound of, say, a passing motorcycle drops in pitch as the vehicle zooms away from you. Phil Plait, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2026 Spend typically drops in the days after a false decline, and some customers never fully recover. Julie Conroy, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Since banning poppy cultivation in 2022, opium production has fallen by about 95%, which the UNODC and other experts call one of the most drastic drops in illicit drug production in modern history. Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026 Cities between 500,000 and 1 million residents saw the largest drops in serious crime, with murders falling by 27%, robbery by 23%, rape by 18% and violent crime by 15%. Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026 With conflicting statements coming out of Washington and Tehran about whether direct talks are even underway, and no clarity on what the next MOU might entail, the oil price roller coaster is in for many more climbs and drops in the weeks ahead. Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drops in
Verb
  • Leslie Higgins visits the museum after discovering that the American Jazz Museum is closed for a private event.
    Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Young Allen visits his aunt to complain about his father remarrying after his mother’s death.
    Anna Mebel, JSTOR Daily, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • After the Sox scored six runs in the first inning and led 8-2 after the third, most fans settled in for a postgame concert by country music star Cole Swindell.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Marlins reliever Cade Gibson (5-2) was charged with the first two runs in the game-changing fifth.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Its maker, Ruiying Detection Technology, a spinoff from the Institute of High Energy Physics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, calls it the smallest and lightest CT system ever built.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Sony took part in seven of those deals, building what MPA calls the industry’s only end-to-end anime operation.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • One of fashion’s favorite sneaker brands is hoping to encourage more people to get their 10,000 steps in.
    Ashley Ogawa Clarke, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026
  • This can include addressing low visibility or reputational concerns, as well as inaccuracies—which is where a PR team steps in to ensure media outreach and content strategy are aligned.
    Michelle Mekky, Forbes.com, 15 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

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“Drops in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drops%20in. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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