drops in

present tense third-person singular of drop in

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of drops in 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 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • Michael the Lawyer and Ben the Barrel Racer go into the third crypt (Alan calls them gay Lara Crofts) and have the option of grabbing $15,000 in gold or $5,000 and a clue about the Traitors.
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
  • One of the novel’s sharpest scenes comes when Ellen calls and Ruby, hearing urgency in her voice, runs automatically through the house to find better signal.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 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 29 Sep. 2026.

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