How to Use dropout in a Sentence

dropout

1 of 2 noun
  • The program is designed for dropouts who wish to get high school equivalency certificates.
  • Each team is asked to reserve a fourth member in case of any dropouts.
    — Leeanne Griffin, courant.com, 25 June 2019
  • The amount of dropouts, acts of god — the movie was terrorized.
    — Rachel Handler, Vulture, 17 May 2025
  • In the past few years, high school dropout rates have been increasing.
    — Alaska Dispatch News, 7 Aug. 2017
  • Meanwhile, dropout rates are low but rising.
    — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 4 Jan. 2026
  • His group believes the dropout rate has spiked this year and will remain high for years.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2021
  • His group believes the dropout rate has spiked this year and will remain high for years to come.
    — Heather Hollingsworth, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 May 2021
  • At least one of the dropouts has not given up completely, though.
    — The Economist, 5 Dec. 2019
  • The pilot-study dropout who tried to take apart the gaming system?
    — Sarah Deweerdt, Science | AAAS, 22 June 2018
  • Add the med school dropout from the tech event who thoroughly impressed you.
    — Lewis Wynne-Jones, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
  • Ask your stylist for smaller weaves and fewer harsh dropouts for shading.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 24 May 2026
  • Before the fame, Wright was a high school dropout who dealt drugs for a living.
    — Brennon Dixson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2023
  • Some gang dropouts leave prison and commit crimes together.
    — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Teen pregnancies and dropout rates are both rising.
    — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Steve Jobs was a college dropout who launched Apple in his garage.
    — Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 24 Nov. 2025
  • One of the primary reasons behind the surge in dropouts is the price.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Isaac and Violet are high school dropouts and say the tax forms confuse them.
    — Brenda Cain, cleveland.com, 21 Feb. 2018
  • Posey will play the series regular role of Shane, a high school dropout.
    — Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Sep. 2017
  • At the time, a third of Louisiana's adults were high school dropouts.
    — The Hechinger Report, NOLA.com, 27 Mar. 2018
  • In fact, many of the richest people on earth can call themselves college dropouts.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
  • In the first part of last year, the dropout rate was similar, about 13 percent.
    — Fox News, 12 June 2017
  • Knutson, a 28-year-old bartender and college dropout, can vouch for it.
    — Tony Kennedy, Star Tribune, 12 Dec. 2020
  • Ric Fulop, who was then a 26-year-old college dropout, knocked on his door.
    — Amy Feldman, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
  • By then, Cecilia, a high school dropout, hadn’t been in a classroom for more than a decade.
    — Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2022
  • The state has some of the lowest graduation rates and highest dropout rates.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2023
  • One dropout told me about the first check cut to her company, from an angel investor a year before.
    — Theo Baker, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
  • What did our CEOs think became of all those former third graders and dropouts?
    — Rochelle Riley, Detroit Free Press, 29 May 2018
  • Mary Woulf was 22, a single mother and a college dropout.
    — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Franklin was a high school dropout from the blue-collar town of Dundalk, Maryland.
    — Olive Fellows, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 May 2022
  • This gives astronomers a way to gauge a galaxy’s distance using what’s called the dropout technique.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 19 June 2026

drop out

2 of 2 verb
  • A'zion has since dropped out of the movie.
    — Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Did anyone drop out of boot camp?
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The money dropped out three times.
    — Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025
  • And what causes girls to drop out of sports?
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Kendall dropped out of music school.
    — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 15 June 2026
  • Choi thought about dropping out of the event.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Could some names get dropped out of the race in Week 9?
    — Jordan Mendoza, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
  • What are some of those and why did some states drop out of this program?
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2024
  • After his death, Grace dropped out of school.
    — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The rest dropped out or moved out of Tenneseee.
    — Brad Schmitt, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Walz dropped out two days before Good’s killing.
    — Sydney Topf, The Washington Examiner, 29 Jan. 2026
  • His client is sick and drops out, but Fritz still wants to show me around.
    — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Jones cannot drop out of the race entirely.
    — Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Trying to squeeze every last drop out of them?
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2026
  • One by one, they were persuaded to drop out.
    — Theo Baker, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
  • As in dropping out of the play-in bracket.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026
  • He was adopted at an early age and dropped out of high school.
    — Angela Hart | Kff Health News, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024
  • Those who do poorly often drop out.
    — Esme Murphy, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Three all-time legends have dropped out of Tier 1.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 21 May 2026
  • Min dropped out of school in the ninth grade and took a job as a secretary.
    — Steven Greenhouse, New York Times, 3 May 2024
  • Then, six weeks after the last contest, he was forced to drop out.
    — Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Except that Mills dropped out in April.
    — Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026
  • One candidate did, in fact, drop out, and votes for him won’t count.
    — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Not everyone has dropped out though.
    — T.m. Brown, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
  • Candidates would be told to drop out, or maybe not to run in the first place.
    — Andrew Yang, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
  • Recently dropped out of the team.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
  • The actor was set to be involved but had to drop out due to illness.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Adams dropped out of the race and endorsed Cuomo.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Feist played two dates with the band before deciding to drop out.
    — Derek Hawkins, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2022
  • The victim dropped out of high school to make money working.
    — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026

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