dropped out

Example Sentences

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When they still fell short, Samrith Sarav’s son dropped out of school at age 13 to join his mother at the recycling plant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

So some economists are starting to suspect that foreigners who dropped out of the U.S. workforce at the height of last year’s aggressive immigration enforcement are now coming back to work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Gov. Eleni Kounalakis and billionaire Stephen Cloobeck among them — dropped out or pivoted to other races.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Did he just have a brain fart and forget that Gov. Janet Mills dropped out of the primary?

From Slate • May 30, 2026

He had dropped out of the island school at twelve to follow the water.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson