drop
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Colusa County, a rural farming region north of Sacramento, saw the sharpest drop in kids’ eye doctor appointments in the state from 20% during 2015-16 to just under 2% during 2022-24.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
If Micron’s stock declines back toward the 200-day moving average, it would be “a normal pullback,” he added, though that would also look like a 30% drop from where it’s currently trading.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026
Its average move for the following year is just over 3%, and it tends to drop almost 3% for the following two years.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
She has talked about how she brought a reclining chair into management team meetings at Meta, where she previously led the Facebook app, to make sure her blood pressure didn’t drop.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
“Rhys wants me to go with him. He can drop me at your place in a couple of hours.”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
