How to Use drop everything in a Sentence

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• That means when a new house comes on the market, drop everything to go see it.
  — Candace Taylor, WSJ, 14 May 2021
• The men ordered the employees to drop everything and get on the ground, then grabbed equipment from the van and left.
  — Dennis Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2023
• What about the students that don't have parents who can drop everything and pick them up from the wrong bus stop?
  — Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 20 Aug. 2021
• Some are able to drop everything and get on a flight at a moment’s notice.
  — Georgann Yara, azcentral, 4 June 2020
• The father who would drop everything and drive across town if his sons needed a ride.
  — New York Times, 14 June 2021
• Andy Richter remembered Tull as the type of person to drop everything and help someone out of a jam.
  — Vulture, 28 July 2022
• But getting the Clan members to drop everything for music isn’t easy.
  — Joe Otterson, Variety, 4 Nov. 2021
• If your mother calls your phone, drop everything and answer.
  — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 13 May 2023
• If your mother calls your phone, drop everything and answer.
  — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 13 May 2023
• McGill’s son, Eric, still lives in South Dakota, and can't drop everything to travel nearly 2,000 miles.
  — Trevor J. Mitchell, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2022
• These are souls ready to drop everything for the opportunity to venture into the wilds of the Sahara and wander Africa’s deep past.
  — Paul Sereno, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2022
• While venting to Jackson about her feelings, the superstar offered to drop everything and fly halfway across the world to spend time with her.
  — Rivea Ruff, Essence, 8 June 2022
• And for those who can drop everything to do so, waiting up to a few days for results could well push them beyond the tight five-day window to start antivirals.
  — Natalie Shure, The New Republic, 19 Nov. 2021
• The kids would drop everything—dinner, playing with friends, homework, even their own birthday parties—to talk with their father for as long as two hours.
  — Barbara Bradley Hagerty, The Atlantic, 24 Nov. 2020
• And on top of that I’m apparently expected to drop everything to bless anyone who sneezes.
  — Tom Smyth, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2023
• Morgan and Galadriel are always on some kind of holy quest that everyone else is supposed to drop everything over.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
• Why would these men, with stable livelihoods, loving families, and no past connection to Ukraine, drop everything to join a war oceans away?
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Apr. 2022
• Your donations help our dog handlers to be able to drop everything and deploy to base camps around California.
  — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 2 Sep. 2021
• After looking at their amazing stuff, I am really tempted to drop everything and just move to New Zealand.
  — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 10 May 2013
• Everyone around me had managed to hold on to friends throughout their lives; everyone seemed to be on girls’ trips and boozy brunches; seemed to have a tribe of confidants ready to drop everything for them.
  — Kui Mwai, Vogue, 26 Aug. 2023
• Seeing Samantha drop everything for the pure reason that the apartment is important to Carrie was a reminder of what this new series has been missing.
  — Keryn Donnelly, refinery29.com, 25 Aug. 2023
• Normally, when a big company gets sued, the CEO doesn’t drop everything and start going through documents.
  — Gabriel J. Chin, Fortune, 10 June 2023
• Normally, when a big company gets sued, the CEO doesn’t drop everything and start going through documents.
  — Gabriel J. Chin, Fortune, 10 June 2023
• Now, another trip begins, as Swifties everywhere drop everything, absorb the new record and share their thoughts online.
  — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2022
• The speed and scale of the exodus have led to reports that Russia may close its borders to stop the departures of these men, which understandably prompted more people to drop everything and try to leave.
  — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2022
• Because Gourmet Goodies’ regular meal prep and catering business accounts for a lot of its kitchen production, Stafford and Sylkatis couldn’t just drop everything and crank out cakes.
  — al, 19 Jan. 2023
• In each appearance, the Masturbating Bear would start a task, only to soon drop everything and go to town on his crotch, often while his handlers attempted to stop him with cattle prods.
  — Dan Snierson, EW.com, 24 June 2021
• Most Instant Pot–recipe instructions are basically just drop everything inside and close the lid.
  — Brittany Natale, SELF, 29 Aug. 2022
• Parents didn't receive a lot of advance warning of the school closures and her family had to drop everything to accommodate the change, Nguyen said, which left her feeling frustrated.
  — Kelly McCleary, CNN, 12 Jan. 2022
• Every once in a while a story comes along that prompts a reporter to drop everything, cancel appointments, forget the notion of a weekend, hug family members goodbye — and dash.
  — New York Times, 17 Nov. 2021

Last Updated: 22 Aug 2024