dropping
Example Sentences
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As a result, it unfolds as if the viewer is already intimate with a franchise’s culture and lore, dropping us smack into the thick of things with little, if any, context.
From Los Angeles Times
They earned an immediate return from the Championship in 2021, with no team dropping down to replace them after relegation was put on hold in light of Covid.
From BBC
In the World story, Maggie said she was eight years old and Kate, six, when they began dropping apples and snapping toes in Hydesville, where she also falsely claims they were born.
From Literature
After buying a $16 entry ticket — no deductible — audience members have the option of scribbling an anonymous confession or a personal dilemma onto a piece of paper before dropping it into a box.
From Los Angeles Times
“He wasn’t really interested in my views but rather name dropping,” Roubini said.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
