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
After being accepted to a physics graduate degree programme at Stanford University, Musk quickly dropped out and founded two technology start-ups during the "dotcom boom" of the 1990s.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Gov. Eleni Kounalakis and billionaire Stephen Cloobeck among them — dropped out or pivoted to other races.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
As soon as they dropped out or graduated, they got a notice to report to the draft board.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
