flop
Example Sentences
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My heart flops around, like a fish in the bottom of a boat.
From Literature
A magnificently designed system, the Star flopped, in part because of its price — a fully networked installation with multiple terminals could cost $250,000, more than even big corporations were willing to spend.
From Los Angeles Times
The movie flopped and Perrine was so mortified by the film’s poor reception that she moved to Europe.
From Los Angeles Times
It’s had a handful of modest successes and flops since then, but “Hail Mary” represents its most ambitious and expensive release, with a production budget of some $200 million.
In entertainment circles, the Oscar curse is a dreaded phenomenon, characterized by actors who have been nominated or won an Oscar, only for their post-prestige careers to be fraught with flops.
From Salon
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