dropped out

Example Sentences

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She dropped out after two years, citing mental-health issues.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

Adani was born in Ahmedabad, Gujarat state, to a middle-class family but dropped out of school at 16 and moved to financial capital Mumbai to find work in the city's lucrative gem trade.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

One by one they have dropped out of the race, citing difficulties raising money and support.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Gannaway lived with her father, who had dropped out of school and worked as a garbage collector before an injury landed him on disability.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

I instructed it to activate its cloaking device as soon as it dropped out of hyperspace, then locate me on the planet’s surface and land somewhere nearby.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline