dropped out

Example Sentences

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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

He dropped out for a time a few years later when she died.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Two months ago, before Swalwell dropped out of the race, support for Becerra registered at just 5%.

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

Don Little dropped out of school and left town shortly after, and no one in Bellmont has ever laid a finger on Erin or me since.

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick