cropper in the PONS Dictionary

cropper Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to come a cropper (fail miserably)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Croppers, scavengers, and detritivores are gatherers respectively of live, dead, and particulate material.
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Prior to recording, he worked as a share cropper, moonshine maker and traveling salesman to name but a few of his many occupations.
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Cropper heard about this and, while taking a shower, got the idea it would make a good song.
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Taking a header (also known as coming a cropper), was not at all uncommon.
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It functions primarily as a market town for local produce growers and cash croppers.
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Local and state officials collaborated during the 1880s and 90s, to convert black tenant farmers and share croppers into convict labor.
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Cropper refused to resign as a director, but did so later, and his resignation was accepted.
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Purchases and the landowner's share were deducted and the cropper kept the differenceor added to his debt.
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Cropper at first thought he was above a volcano.
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