Example Sentences

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Aside from 2024, births have been dropping steadily since 2017.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

But MMR vaccination rates have been dropping since the Covid-19 pandemic.

From Barron's • Dec. 12, 2025

Still, the main takeaway is that overall rates of reported crime victimization across America, in both urban and rural areas, have been dropping for decades: They are 58% lower in 2022 than in 1979.

From Salon • Aug. 29, 2025

Residents of Esparto, stricken by the loss, have been dropping off food.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2025

Every day for the past couple of weeks, my parents have been dropping hints that I should make friends, find something useful to do, form a book club.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed