drops in

present tense third-person singular of drop in

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of drops in Even with a couple of uncharacteristic drops in the second half, Jones finished with a game-high 69 receiving yards on five catches. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 25 Oct. 2026 In both cases, people with pre-existing hypertension experienced bigger drops in systolic and diastolic pressure than those with normal blood pressure. — Md Published, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2026 Some individual teams who have lost local TV deals reportedly faced $20 million revenue drops in related earnings as a result. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drops in
Verb
  • That flashpoint will be on display when Leo visits the Don Orione care home in Claypole, south of Buenos Aires, a Catholic institution that houses more than 400 people with disabilities.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Ricardo Cortes, uncle of Serabi Medina, visits a memorial for his niece, the 9-year-old girl who was shot in the head while riding her scooter in Chicago's Portage Park neighborhood.
    — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Chemical impact drops by 77 percent, and the worker health indicator improves by 93 percent.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The plunges were the largest one-day drops by percentages since July 27.
    — Garrett Haake, NBC news, 2 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Each game runs with two sets of graphics settings at each resolution, for up to four runs in total.
    — Marshall Honorof, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The Brewers scored the second-most runs in the sport while hitting the second fewest home runs.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The Sacramento Bee’s calls to the hotels went unanswered, and calls to the media representatives listed on Hilton’s website were unsuccessful.
    — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026
  • This year’s number one restaurant and also the Best Restaurant in Europe is Asador Etxebarri, which calls Atxondo, a village of less than 1,500 inhabitants in Spain’s Basque Country, home.
    — Nathan Tavares, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Expanding worker retraining programs, investing in the ailing public school system, and improving access to community colleges will do far more than tariffs to rebuild the middle class—and are the first steps in forging a new social contract.
    — Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Traditional CPUs excel at sequential computing tasks, such as calculating a massive spreadsheet or running a precise physics simulation, as these often require executing steps in strict order at blazing speeds.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Peggy comes over to talk about getting the first printing of her book.
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2026
  • But when Jesse comes over for paila marina in season four, there’s no sign of kids or their belongings.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2026

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“Drops in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drops%20in. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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