Like most great chiefs, his name had simply dropped from history, once he grew old.

He didn't recognize the names of pop singers dropped in conversation.

The name dropped through me like a depth charge.

And the thrill of never knowing when a big name might drop in.

"I found your name and address on a slip of paper dropped onto my kitchen floor by an 'Indian-like' friend," he wrote.

His name and most else dropped out of memory.

But he needed corroboration and was listening for it, hoping that the name would drop from some speaker's lips.

His name has dropped all over the place, well before his album will.

Now if only greety had some names to drop, but then he would have to actuly know something about art.

When a name has dropped out of use, the lightest touch upon it tells.