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 for a time a few years later when she died.
From The Wall Street Journal • 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
Nearly everyone had dropped out by now, having decided that doing homework would be easier than the work of creating and breaking the class ciphers.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
