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

Despite what she describes as a turbulent journey through school, Amelie believes that without the flexibility to change path along the way she might have dropped out altogether.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Swalwell also had high favorability ratings, and when he dropped out, Becerra was “seen as the least objectionable of the candidates that were remaining,” Mitchell said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

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

From Slate • May 30, 2026

Then he ran over to another machine, a small shiny affair that kept going phut-phut-phut-phut-phut, and every time it went phut, a large green marble dropped out of it into a basket on the floor.

From "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl