drop out

Example Sentences

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Yee, a former state party vice chair, pushed back forcefully, saying pressure to drop out of the race “would just be undemocratic.”

From Los Angeles Times

She attends and drops out of college, works in a shoe store and then uses her family’s connections to get a job as a personnel clerk for Indian Railways.

From The Wall Street Journal

Dane attended Sequoia High School and San Mateo High School but dropped out prior to graduation to pursue acting in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times

But they proved vulnerable to electronic warfare -- the practice of jamming and intercepting enemy craft, causing them to drop out of the sky or lose connection to the operator.

From Barron's

He attended Cal State Long Beach but dropped out after Universal Studios gave him a contract to direct television shows.

From Los Angeles Times