1. The assistant carried on talking to his mate, name-dropping all the famous riders he knew.

2. I didn't want to be accused of name-dropping.

3. One can do a lot of name-dropping with names of the school'sparents. President Nixon sent his daughters there.

4. Don't name-drop the CEO you had lunch with, mention the conference you're attending or talk excitedly about your new job or salary with less-fortunate coworkers.

5. Just try not to name-drop those jeans or that celebrity you know in every conversation.

6. I must stop saying everyone famous is a good friend. It sounds as if I'm name-dropping.

7. He had served on numerous civic committees and dabbled on the fringes of politics, mainly at the name-dropping level.

8. Not long ago, it would have been obscene for ritzy restaurant menus to name-drop their brand of coffee.