Examples of dropping in a Sentence
the only bad part about owning a rabbit was cleaning the droppings out of the litter box every night
the dropping of an act from the talent show should bring it in on time
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Evidence of the rodents — including a dead rodent, a nest and droppings — were found in three garages, a vehicle, a shed and other outbuildings on their property, TMZ reported.
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
Neither a spokesman for Hayden nor a spokesperson for the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office responded to a request for comment about the dropping of the contempt case.
—Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2025
Arakawa, 65, died at their Santa Fe home in February from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome -- a disease spread through rodent urine, droppings or saliva, officials said.
—Alex Stone, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2025
Sun Sentinel 75 rodent droppings, sewage backup & rolls served with ‘bare hands’: 10 South Florida restaurants shut
Among the violations: An employee cleaned rodent droppings, then washed and dried their hands without using soap.
—South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2025
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
Neither a spokesman for Hayden nor a spokesperson for the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office responded to a request for comment about the dropping of the contempt case.
—Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2025
Arakawa, 65, died at their Santa Fe home in February from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome -- a disease spread through rodent urine, droppings or saliva, officials said.
—Alex Stone, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2025
Sun Sentinel 75 rodent droppings, sewage backup & rolls served with ‘bare hands’: 10 South Florida restaurants shut
Among the violations: An employee cleaned rodent droppings, then washed and dried their hands without using soap.
—South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Dropping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dropping. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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