drop out
Example Sentences
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I point this out because investors panicked earlier this week as the bottom appeared to drop out of the market — even if temporarily.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026
The child of South Korean immigrants, she has confronted the high cost of college — she was once forced to drop out to find work — and has experienced financial hardship.
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026
Among the strategies Paramount lawyers have discussed: potentially providing incentives to states in the coalition that get them to drop out of the suit and weaken the case, people familiar with those discussions said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
Under state law, Platner had to drop out by 13 July for a replacement name to be put on the ballot.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Hazel hoped that they might somehow drop out of the current and reach that side, but the punt moved quietly on, down the very center of the broad pool.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
