How to Use dropping in a Sentence
dropping
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The play was one of the most jaw-dropping of the NFL season.
—BostonGlobe.com, 4 May 2021
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And those of you who watch this will know the dropping of the vase was like ...
—WIRED, 20 Aug. 2022
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The trailer is the second for the movie with the first dropping in April.
—Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 23 May 2022
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The smell of bat droppings, or guano, wafts up from the cave when the breeze is low.
—Jack Armstrong, The Arizona Republic, 17 Aug. 2024
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Some of that footage, which is jaw dropping, is in the series.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 8 Dec. 2023
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The nine on the season are about half the dropping average and the second fewest through the date.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2024
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But the flashy show is but a prelude for the hammer dropping later in the day.
—David Montesino, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 May 2024
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What was the strategy behind that video and for the buildup to the new record dropping on May 13?
—Charlie Amter, Variety, 12 May 2022
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With Owusu-Koramoah dropping, Berry looked at what was in front of him and played the game to get his guy.
—Dan Labbe, cleveland, 4 May 2021
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There’s a lot of ground to cover—most of it covered in bird droppings.
—Mosha Lundström Halbert, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
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There was also a goat that roamed from room to room, leaving droppings on the floor.
—Jamie Quatro, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
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The track of a push broom on the floor has shaped a tiny dune of shattered glass mottled with flakes of lead paint and bird droppings.
—Stuart Dybek, The New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2023
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But the dropping of older leaves is still no cause for concern.
—Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 27 Jan. 2021
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The forest floor is alive with mushrooms, lichens, moss and fox droppings.
—William Booth, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2023
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Now, there's a robot that will pick up dog droppings off your lawn.
—Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 9 Mar. 2020
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Name-dropping is meant to do the work of character creation.
—Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Oct. 2022
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In the back of the kitchen, four rodent droppings were on a shelf and another five were under a shelf.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2024
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Thursday's high should reach about 33 degrees with the low dropping to about 5.
—Vic Ryckaert, Indianapolis Star, 13 Feb. 2020
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This reduces the risk of spreading bird droppings around your house.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2025
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The show will premiere in two parts, with the first batch of episodes arriving on Aug. 15, and the second dropping on Sept. 12.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 May 2024
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Volunteers helped scrape away years of rust and mounds of bird droppings.
—John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2023
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Start with the jaw-dropping , the postcard images of cowboys, .
—Nathan Deuel, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2020
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Showers are forecast for this evening, with a low dropping to about 41.
—oregonlive, 7 Nov. 2021
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In our testing, this chair was even able to withstand bugs, wind, rain, and bird droppings.
—Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2023
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The first round is a best-of-three series, with the semifinals and final dropping to just one game.
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 26 Feb. 2023
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To determine where to place them, start with the mouse droppings and follow their trail.
—Rachel Kurzius, Washington Post, 12 July 2023
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Drake didn’t release any of them ahead of the album dropping, which helped keep the entire project a surprise from the world.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 27 June 2022
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But if all new weapons are crafted, is there a point to more than one copy of a weapon dropping anymore?
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 11 Nov. 2021
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Be sure the dropping zone or entering and exiting spot in your home works for you and your family.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2025
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The song is the last single dropping before Gray’s debut album, Contrast, is released on March 5.
—Lisa Kocay, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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