drops

Example Sentences

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Needle drops of Celtic folksongs and poems set to music give the impression that every Irish dirge yearns to get as morbid as “Nearer, My God, to Thee.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

"The helicopter is expected to carry out targeted water drops on the Elan Valley wildfire during the next few hours to extinguish or lessen the impacts of the fire," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Although the location of the boundary is now clear, the reason star formation drops off at this distance remains uncertain.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026

When she’s relating something repulsive, she drops into a whisper.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

My stomach drops what feels like ten stories and I sit up straight.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell