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How to use drop in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb

Drop means a small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own rounded shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid. Example: “Put three drops of oil into the mixture.”

Examples of drop by meaning

nounA small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own rounded shape through surface tension, especially one...

  • Put three drops of oil into the mixture.

nounA dose of liquid medicine in the form of a drop (sense 1).

  • My first treatment consisted of one eye drop in each eye which was supposed to determine the condition of the eye and make it easier to examine them the next day.1986, Eugene Tinory, Journey from Ammeah: The Story of a Lebanese Immigrant, Brattleboro, Vt.: Amana Books, →ISBN, page 96
  • The eye is able to hold only about 20 percent of the amount of fluid in a standard eye drop.2009, Mark A[llan] Goldstein, Myrna Chandler Goldstein, Larry P. Credit, “Glaucoma [Tipes for Using Eye Drops]”, in Your Best Medicine...

nounA liquid medicine that is intended to be administered in drops (sense 1).

  • ear drops eye drops

nounA very small quantity of liquid, or (by extension) of anything.

  • My aunt asked for just a drop more tea.
  • He was thirsty but there wasn’t a drop of water to be found
  • They didn’t show a drop of remorse

nounA small amount of an alcoholic beverage.

  • He usually enjoys a drop after dinner. She won’t touch a drop while she’s on duty.

nounUsually preceded by the: alcoholic spirits in general.

  • It doesn’t matter where you’re from, anyone who enjoys the drop is a friend of mine.

nounA fruit which has fallen off a tree, etc., or has been knocked off accidentally, rather than picked.

  • Drops are another source of juice apple supply.1986 June, “Information Obtained in the Investigation”, in Apple Juice: Report to the President on Investigation No. TA-201-59 under...
  • Drops are fruit that has fallen to the ground naturally or that is dropped or knocked off during harvest.1993, United States Commission on Agricultural Workers, “The Apple Industry in New York and Pennsylvania”, in Case Studies and Research...
  • I'll often buy a few bags of "drops" just for this purpose.2002, Ken Haedrich, “Very Apple Apple Pies”, in Apple Pie: 100 Delicious and Decidedly Different Recipes for America’s Favorite Pie...

nounA dropped pass.

  • Yet another drop for the Tiger tight end.

More sentences with drop

  • Bring the water to the boil and drop the vegetables in.From the entry in
  • The electromagnetic field does not drop all of the way to zero before a reversal.From the entry zero
  • In the west of Ireland, the Cliffs of Moher drop precipitously into the North Atlantic.From the entry precipitously
  • He was a beautiful person; he would drop everything to help you.From the entry beautiful
  • The French drop is a well-known vanish involving sleight of hand.From the entry vanish
  • The lawyer advised me to drop the case, since there was no chance of winning.From the entry advise
  • The sudden drop in temperature should alarm you into taking precautions.From the entry alarm
  • Can you do me a favour and drop these letters in the post box?From the entry favour
  • The excited electrons give off light when they drop to a lower energy state.From the entry excited
  • He keeps tagging my mobs and I miss out on all the drops.From the entry tag
  • The melody jumps up an octave at the beginning, then later drops back down an octave.From the entry octave
  • One branch of English society drops its initial aitches, and another branch ignores its terminal gees.From the entry gee
  • If you huck it (the take-off), you'll drop about 20 feet.From the entry huck
  • Years ago the well plumb dried out, not a drop of water in there since.From the entry plumb
  • The last drop of jager snuggled the corner of the pint.From the entry snuggle
  • They drop their two-year-old off at the crèche in the morning before they go to work.From the entry crèche
  • It really gets my goat when inconsiderate people drop litter in public.From the entry get someone's goat
  • We're expected to just do it at the drop of a hat.From the entry at the drop of a hat
  • If you need help, just call on Mike. He can come at the drop of a hat.From the entry at the drop of a hat
  • The administration is suffering from the usual midterm drop in approval ratings.From the entry midterm
  • Add a few drops of blue food colouring to the icing.From the entry food colouring
  • If you get a chance, drop me a line when you arrive in Cairo.From the entry drop someone a line
  • I can drop you at the station, as it is on my way home.From the entry on the way
  • At the drop of a hat, he would aphorise an experience into a few memorable words.From the entry aphorise
  • The walker held with a death grip to his stick lest he drop it down the hill.From the entry death grip
  • The grommeted drop cloth didn't tear where it was tied down.From the entry grommeted
  • A field goal or point after touchdown may be scored off a drop kick.From the entry score off

Meaning of drop

  1. noun A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own rounded shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.
  2. noun A dose of liquid medicine in the form of a drop (sense 1).
  3. noun A liquid medicine that is intended to be administered in drops (sense 1).

Full definition of drop

Questions about drop in a sentence

How do you use drop in a sentence?
Drop is used as a noun and verb. For example: “Put three drops of oil into the mixture.”
What is a short sentence with drop?
“ear drops eye drops”
What does drop mean?
Drop means a small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own rounded shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.

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