drop out
Example Sentences
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It prompts other team members to drop out of the discussion or withhold information, fearing that they will be belittled if they speak up.
On her first day of graduate school for her CPA certificate, after already accepting a job at an accounting firm, Hoffman dropped out to pursue comedy.
From Los Angeles Times
"I have a feeling that quite a number of people within the next couple of months, are going to drop out of that desire to be at the next World Cup. Sadly. So sadly."
From BBC
Instead of sitting down to process these conflicts, Jay decides to run away from them, dropping out of his next movie to follow Daisy to Europe.
From Los Angeles Times
The unenthusiastic market response to the trial appears to be related to the high proportion of patients who dropped out of the study after experiencing side effects.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
