drop by
Example Sentences
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It was something dropped by a Butterfly to change the future in some way, usually by revealing something that was about to happen so it could be changed.
From Literature
Attendance has dropped by 50 percent “on a good day,” she said, “and it’s just the White kids and African-American students who are coming to school right now.”
From Salon
When these relationships end, female subordinates’ earnings drop by roughly 18% the year after the breakup, with losses persisting for at least four years.
When I dropped by to see her Thursday, she was with 83-year-old patient Jimmy Stewart.
From Los Angeles Times
Once poised to be the next central villain in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he was also dropped by Marvel Studios following his conviction.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
