How to Use dropping in a Sentence

dropping

noun
  • There are some droppings on this.
    — Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Watch for droppings and gnaw marks.
    — Janay Reece, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
  • They dirty floors and walls with smears and droppings.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 28 June 2026
  • Mouse droppings were hidden where the floor and wall met.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The smell of bat droppings, or guano, wafts up from the cave when the breeze is low.
    — Jack Armstrong, The Arizona Republic, 17 Aug. 2024
  • Wright blamed the bird droppings for killing her flowers and grass.
    — Stephen Hudak, OrlandoSentinel.com, 3 Apr. 2018
  • Are there tracks or droppings near the damage?
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Fresh droppings will be shiny, while older ones will be crumbly.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Some of that footage, which is jaw dropping, is in the series.
    — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Now, there's a robot that will pick up dog droppings off your lawn.
    — Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 9 Mar. 2020
  • Rat droppings look a little wider and longer — about half an inch in length.
    — Beth Kaufman, Good Housekeeping, 26 Jan. 2021
  • Pollen, dead bugs, bird droppings and tree sap can be a nuisance, too.
    — Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Nine rodent droppings near the soda gun area of the bar.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 Dec. 2025
  • But the dropping of older leaves is still no cause for concern.
    — Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 27 Jan. 2021
  • There were 20 droppings by a beer walk-in cooler.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The sound echoes like a coin dropping into an old payphone.
    — Itay Hod, CBS News, 11 June 2026
  • The first two episodes are out now with more dropping on Thursdays.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
  • There’s a lot of ground to cover—most of it covered in bird droppings.
    — Mosha Lundström Halbert, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Volunteers helped scrape away years of rust and mounds of bird droppings.
    — John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2023
  • This reduces the risk of spreading bird droppings around your house.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Don't let your pets near sick or dead animals or their droppings.
    — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • While there were some droppings around, there were people in the water.
    — Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 12 June 2018
  • Use a scrub brush to quickly scrub the bowl to remove dirt and bird droppings.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 12 May 2026
  • Hundreds of mouse droppings, trailing across the hood of the stove.
    — NBC News, 3 Oct. 2019
  • Some species have droppings that look like ground pepper or coffee at first glance.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 July 2026
  • Driving through the state, jaw-dropping views await you at every turn.
    — Smithsonian, 23 Mar. 2018
  • There was also a goat that roamed from room to room, leaving droppings on the floor.
    — Jamie Quatro, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
  • The dropping of the love story came later.
    — Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The forest floor is alive with mushrooms, lichens, moss and fox droppings.
    — William Booth, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Look for signs such as stains, water damage, moth holes, and droppings.
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025

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