dropped out
Example Sentences
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When they still fell short, Samrith Sarav’s son dropped out of school at age 13 to join his mother at the recycling plant.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
After being accepted to a physics graduate degree programme at Stanford University, Musk quickly dropped out and founded two technology start-ups during the "dotcom boom" of the 1990s.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Gov. Eleni Kounalakis and billionaire Stephen Cloobeck among them — dropped out or pivoted to other races.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
Did he just have a brain fart and forget that Gov. Janet Mills dropped out of the primary?
From Slate • May 30, 2026
Gregor had just begun lessons at school when his dad had dropped out of sight and become a prisoner of the rats who probably hated music.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
