dropping in

Example Sentences

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And with just 45 seconds left in regulation, little-used backup Landry Shamet fired a triple that bounced three times on the rim before dropping in.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

For Campbell, it was a spin-the-bottle scene in the second episode, which finds Ruben dropping in on Niall at college and causing chaos among his new flatmates.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Listings were up in most states, only dropping in Alaska and North Dakota.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

Everyone knew their jobs, with Fernandes dropping in and helping Kobbie Mainoo and Casemiro, who were screening the back four nicely.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026

Later that evening, out on the balcony, I asked Pa about the bombs dropping in the countryside.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung