drop out
Example Sentences
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Seven months after abruptly dropping out of the 1988 presidential race, Hart jumped back into the contest.
From Los Angeles Times
“It’s distressing to us when she says that she’s going to have to drop out of school,” Cardona said.
From Los Angeles Times
She got a place to study at Cambridge University but, struggling to cope with a lack of support, she dropped out and found herself sleeping rough and going between squats.
From BBC
“It’s bad enough when some kid goes to college for a year to get a basketball contract and then drops out,” says William E. Vita, a partner at Shook, Hardy & Bacon.
When Hannah told her parents she wanted to drop out of college, they were supportive but said she would need to get a job.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
