Examples of dropping in a Sentence
the only bad part about owning a rabbit was cleaning the droppings out of the litter box every night
the dropping of an act from the talent show should bring it in on time
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Each morning, the city's street-flusher truck cleans goose droppings from the riverfront concrete walkway, but officials said the equipment cannot remove droppings left on grassy areas.
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Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 20 June 2026
To do so, look for insect droppings, casings, eggs, or the pests themselves.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2026
When planning his funeral, an unintended slight could ignite the reordering of eulogists or the dropping and replacement of a pallbearer, only for them to be brought back again days later.
—Griffin Dunne, Vulture, 19 June 2026
Luckily, the big waves last week and the megatide over the weekend seemed to just miss each other, the swell dropping by a few feet by the time the king tides hit.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 18 June 2026
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Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 20 June 2026
To do so, look for insect droppings, casings, eggs, or the pests themselves.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2026
When planning his funeral, an unintended slight could ignite the reordering of eulogists or the dropping and replacement of a pallbearer, only for them to be brought back again days later.
—Griffin Dunne, Vulture, 19 June 2026
Luckily, the big waves last week and the megatide over the weekend seemed to just miss each other, the swell dropping by a few feet by the time the king tides hit.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 18 June 2026
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“Dropping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dropping. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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