1
: a very steep or perpendicular descent
2
: a marked dwindling or decline
a drop-off in attendance
3
: the act or an instance of making a usually brief deposit or delivery
drop-off points along the route
dropped off; dropping off; drops off
: to fall asleep
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Examples of drop-off in a Sentence
Noun
the drop-off in movie attendance was the greatest in more than a decade
Verb
my interest in photography has dropped off over the years
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Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2024
The Middletons reportedly have sleepovers with the trio of siblings and accompany Kate on school drop-offs occasionally.
Carole, 69, and Michael, 75, attended Friday's carol service hosted by their daughter, as did their other children, James Middleton and Pippa Middleton.
—Shyla Watson, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
Three from last year dropped off, including theater tycoon Benny Suherman, whose Nusantara Sejahtera Raya, owner of Cinema XXI, the country’s largest cinema chain by number of theaters, took a hit following lower-than-expected revenue in the third quarter.
—Jane Ho, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The drop-off service is available in Washington D.C., New York City, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Chicago, San Francisco, New Jersey, Miami, and Boston.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2024
The Middletons reportedly have sleepovers with the trio of siblings and accompany Kate on school drop-offs occasionally.
Carole, 69, and Michael, 75, attended Friday's carol service hosted by their daughter, as did their other children, James Middleton and Pippa Middleton.
—Shyla Watson, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Verb
As the winds dropped off Wednesday, the National Weather Service in Los Angeles ended its red flag warnings but said that elevated to brief critical conditions would linger into Thursday for breezy areas such as southwest Santa Barbara County and the San Gabriel Mountains.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
Three from last year dropped off, including theater tycoon Benny Suherman, whose Nusantara Sejahtera Raya, owner of Cinema XXI, the country’s largest cinema chain by number of theaters, took a hit following lower-than-expected revenue in the third quarter.
—Jane Ho, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Drop-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drop-off. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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