dropped out
Example Sentences
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Despite what she describes as a turbulent journey through school, Amelie believes that without the flexibility to change path along the way she might have dropped out altogether.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
He dropped out of college, then returned, then left again, he said, ending up about 29 credits short of a bachelor’s degree.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
King defied expectations as a teenage mother who dropped out of school to gatecrash the predominantly white male music industry.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Two months ago, before Swalwell dropped out of the race, support for Becerra registered at just 5%.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
At the ledge, with an oddly wriggling, person-size bundle hoisted on his shoulder, was the stranger who’d dropped out of a sky portal that morning.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
