How to Use dropped in a Sentence

dropped

adjective

• At the scene, a dropped coffee cup had spilled its contents across the crosswalk’s white lines.
  — Emily Brindley, courant.com, 6 Nov. 2019
• The key play came with two out on a dropped pop fly behind first base off the bat of Meagan Wilson.
  — Steve Bittenbender, The Courier-Journal, 28 May 2018
• Isaacs said the dropped charges should be viewed as a positive for those affected by the Gatlinburg fires.
  — Washington Post, 30 June 2017
• There are no more excuses for dropped passes that hit his hands.
  — Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 23 June 2017
• Graham also had seven dropped passes, tied for second in the NFL.
  — Geoffrey C. Arnold, OregonLive.com, 14 Mar. 2018
• There were no more dropped or duplicated songs, for instance.
  — David Segal, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2016
• Prescott, nicknamed Dink and Dunk Dak, stuck with the little plays and overcame dropped passes from his receivers to burn the Giants for a career-high 332 yards and three touchdowns.
  — Clarence E. Hill Jr., star-telegram, 10 Dec. 2017
• South Alabama was credited with five dropped passes, including two in the red zone and one on third-and-12.
  — Creg Stephenson, AL.com, 7 Sep. 2017
• Hampered by a handful of dropped passes and some untimely penalties, the Lions could manage only a pair of long Matt Prater field goals.
  — Orange County Register, 7 Jan. 2017
• The upside to those draws, which both resulted in dropped points at home, is that other players are starting to get involved in the offensive action.
  — Patrick Brennan, Cincinnati.com, 23 June 2017
• Then Estrada delivered a sacrifice fly and another run scored on a dropped pop-up.
  — Dave Thorpe, Orange County Register, 23 May 2017
• Then, with Dawkins chasing him like a dropped dollar bill on a windy day, Barnett reversed course, barging through some traffic on the opposite side of the pocket to force his target to tuck the ball and run.
  — David Murphy, Philly.com, 18 Aug. 2017
• That’s an enormous problem to solve — and a pile of potential cash and customers to be won—which is why diabetes is attracting entrepreneurs like ants to a dropped ice cream cone.
  — Kevin Maney, Newsweek, 24 May 2017
• Four-year starting quarterback Wick Hauser had one touchdown and 150 total yards but should have had close to double that if not for dropped passes and penalties.
  — Luke Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2019
• The dropped criminal case no longer appears in the Maryland Judiciary Case Search database.
  — Justin Fenton, baltimoresun.com, 16 Dec. 2017
• Just throw on this jacket, with awesome dropped shoulders, biker epaulet detail, and asymmetric zips.
  — Lucy Wood, Marie Claire, 6 Mar. 2019
• Having bailed Jurgen Klopp's side out on so many occasions, a drop in form from their formidable front three will lead to more dropped points next season.
  — SI.com, 22 July 2019
• But in a misting first half, the Gophers’ passing game failed to put many quality plays together, with an interception and a handful of dropped passes.
  — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 5 Oct. 2019
• Witness the dropped tariffs against China’s ZTE telecom company.
  — Trudy Rubin, Philly.com, 8 June 2018
• Hill attempted the second-most passes in TCU history last season, but wound up with the most interceptions in the Big 12 and was victimized by the most dropped passes of any quarterback in the country.
  — Carlos Mendez, star-telegram, 25 Aug. 2017
• Its propellors are noticeably lighter-weight than competitors, and their tear-dropped shape and translucence add an extra insectoid touch.
  — Sebastian Modak, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 June 2018
• Despite the dropped charges, Alvarez’s hospital record still references the incident as violent.
  — Sukey Lewis, The Mercury News, 19 June 2019
• Adjusted completion percentage accounts for dropped passes, throwaways and passes when the quarterback is hit while throwing.
  — Nathan Ruiz, ajc, 25 Dec. 2017

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024