dropped out

Example Sentences

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Interest began to accrue this loan as soon as it was sent to your stepdaughter’s school, and it will continue to grow whether she’s in school, has deferred or dropped out.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

Adani was born in Ahmedabad, Gujarat state, to a middle-class family but dropped out of school at 16 and moved to financial capital Mumbai to find work in the city's lucrative gem trade.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Organizers on Monday canceled a televised forum for Los Angeles mayoral candidates after City Councilmember Nithya Raman dropped out, which meant all three of the leading candidates would be no-shows.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Gannaway lived with her father, who had dropped out of school and worked as a garbage collector before an injury landed him on disability.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

She was so busy talking to her friends that she didn’t notice that her wallet had dropped out of her tiny pink purse.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai