dropped

Example Sentences

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Pasties were an essential for miners at the time, with their thick crust acting as a 'handle' for dirty hands and pastry tough enough to survive being dropped down a mineshaft.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Its shares have dropped 21% over the past 12 months as some investors worry that customers could use coding agents to make their own custom versions of Agentforce, Salesforce’s own AI agent platform.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

That number has dropped only a bit since the early days of the conflict.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

Researchers from the University of York and the Swedish Agricultural University found that documented wolverine numbers have dropped sharply in parts of northern Sweden where the species was once strongest.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

Ma dropped the radishes she was holding into the sink.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu