How to Use drop-off in a Sentence

drop-off

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  • There will be a valet lane and drop-off lane on Wells Street.
    Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 8 May 2024
  • The road is paved, so the only challenge is the twists and turns (and steep drop-offs) along the way.
    Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
  • If not, use Earth911’s search tool to see if there is a drop-off nearby.
    Treehugger Editors, Treehugger, 31 Mar. 2023
  • As the transport nears the drop-off point, the ramp lowers and a drag parachute sucks the pallet out of the plane.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Rideshare and taxi: The drop-off and pickup spot will be at the corner of 10th and Polco Streets.
    Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 14 May 2024
  • In several places the drop-off is straight down 2,000 feet.
    Tom Stacer, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2025
  • The exact reason for the home price drop-off is unclear.
    Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024
  • Instead, the drop-off in meme stock shares happened in a matter of days.
    Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 16 May 2024
  • Further from the pavilion, plans for the parking lot call for a large space for drop-off.
    Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024
  • At times, the trail itself could be less than four feet wide with sheer drop-off cliffs right next to us.
    Michael Clinton, Men's Health, 14 June 2023
  • The hotel has an in-house car for local drop-offs and pickups.
    Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2023
  • Find your usual drop-off spot and walk with your child to where their class meets before the bell rings.
    Contributing Writer, Orange County Register, 6 Aug. 2024
  • The trip to the drop-off point – Kahekili Beach Park, just north of Lahaina – takes just over an hour.
    Paul P. Murphy, CNN, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Police found a ledger with states written down for pick-up and drop-off sites for dogs.
    Sarah Nelson, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2023
  • While most aren’t set up for consumer drop-off, there is a search tool to filter for those that are.
    Simon Hill, WIRED, 5 Feb. 2025
  • This would include drop-off and pick-up times, Olsen wrote in an email to The Sacramento Bee.
    Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Christmas trees do not need to be cut down for recycling at the drop-off.
    Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Dec. 2023
  • Airports can still set pick-up and drop-off fees for customers’ trips.
    Alexandra Skores, Dallas News, 14 June 2023
  • On their son’s first day at a new school, her friend Mr. Blasberg went with Ms. Zhukova to drop-off.
    Caitlin Moscatello, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Where is the rideshare drop-off and pick-up area at Paycor Stadium?
    Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 24 July 2024
  • Kids have an in-house ski school with convenient drop-off and pick-up right outside the door.
    Katharina Kotrba, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • There are often nets and runaway sled ramps at the tightest turns and where there are steep drop-offs.
    Terry Ward, CNN, 23 Feb. 2025
  • Since the bookstore closed, the Hudsons have noticed a drop-off in the number of guests at their hotel.
    Dallas News, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Plus, the drop-off spot must be within a store’s delivery zone.
    Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 20 June 2023
  • There was no drop-off by Stafford in the defeat, which ended when the Ravens returned a punt for a touchdown.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Donate and get a list of toy drop-off locations on the website.
    Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Or a tumbler stamped with your catchy tagline to show off during school drop-off and pickup?
    Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Country Living, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Juneau Avenue is the drop-off spot, including for ride-shares.
    Journal Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2024
  • If clothes need to be mended, tailored, or dry cleaned, use your reset day to put them in the car and schedule drop-offs.
    Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2025
  • The talent drop-off won’t be significant, and the trade partner won’t overthink the value of a Day 2 pick.
    Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2025

drop off

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  • The group, consisting of three adults and a child, was dropped off by the raft.
    Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Eminem has dropped off a pair of singles ahead of the project.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 9 July 2024
  • In the video, the moose takes long steps past the school, walking by cars lined up to drop off children for the day.
    Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Around the same time, the car’s owner was dropped off to the location by an Uber.
    Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 29 May 2024
  • Then his brother had dropped off González at an aunt’s house to sleep.
    Kate Linthicum, Keri Blakinger and Connor Sheets, Anchorage Daily News, 15 July 2023
  • Once all the blooms have dropped off, trim off the flower spike just above the second node (small bump) up from the base of the plant.
    Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2023
  • It was wheeled outside and dropped off in a nearby stream.
    Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 1 Jan. 2024
  • Carr, says Haggard, had just dropped off a fare when she was shot in her car.
    Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 5 Dec. 2023
  • The twins were dropped off at about 9:30 a.m. Monday to the Detroit Police's 9th Precinct.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Three from last year dropped off and the cut-off to make the list increased to $1 billion from $960 million.
    Naazneen Karmali, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Mail ballots must be dropped off at the polls by 8 p.m. on Election Day.
    Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Home prices peak from May through August, then drop off.
    Nerdwallet, The Mercury News, 4 June 2024
  • And that Alix Earle, is how moms dress for pick up and drop off . . .
    Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Trees can be dropped off from Dec. 25 through Jan. 5 at the same locations as last year.
    Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Gibson dropped off a package at a home on a dead-end road, Bates said.
    Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Before then, meals were driven to and dropped off at school each day.
    Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2024
  • Those who drop off weapons will also be asked to sign a release.
    Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Door plugs are dropping off of Boeing 737 and small planes alike.
    Angela Haupt, TIME, 10 May 2024
  • Generally, the best prices tend to drop off once the flight is less than three weeks out.
    Mark Ellwood, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2024
  • Seems like there could have been another round in between the first two to even out the drop off, yeah?
    Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Four of the men were dropped off at a hospital with gunshot wounds, Howard said.
    Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 24 Dec. 2023
  • Salt can burn plant tissue and make branches and twigs drop off or dry out.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Jan. 2025
  • For a $25 fee, parents can drop off their kids at the children's club and enjoy a date night.
    Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2023
  • The munitions, both about 40 mm, were dropped off in a grocery bag.
    Rhiannon Saegert, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Parents were given maps of the parking lots and plans for how to drop off children.
    Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Carr, an Uber driver, dropped off a friend at the store moments before she was killed.
    USA TODAY, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Maybe they were even being dropped off from other cities.
    Lauren Smiley, WIRED, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Best Buy and Staples allow customers to drop off items in store for free.
    Carol Kovach, cleveland, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Every few weeks, people came by to drop off donations like food, blankets and cleaning supplies — but the family and their neighbors at the shelter didn’t get the donations.
    Calmatters, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Spending on goods — particularly autos and other big-ticket items — dropped off the most, Friday’s data showed.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025

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