dropped out
Example Sentences
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He dropped out of college, then returned, then left again, he said, ending up about 29 credits short of a bachelor’s degree.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
Gov. Eleni Kounalakis and billionaire Stephen Cloobeck among them — dropped out or pivoted to other races.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
He dropped out of Harvard after his freshman year, enrolled at MIT and dropped out in 2010 after a few months to become the fourth employee at a payments-processing firm called /dev/payments, later renamed Stripe.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
Did he just have a brain fart and forget that Gov. Janet Mills dropped out of the primary?
From Slate • May 30, 2026
Musicians joined in and dropped out at will, all but the drummer who never stopped his subtle changing beat.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
