flopped

Example Sentences

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Elsewhere, steel structures appear variously deflated, vacuum-sealed, flopped, melted and wrinkled.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

"She was so purple, and her head flopped back," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

The movie flopped and Perrine was so mortified by the film’s poor reception that she moved to Europe.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

The well-reviewed animated movie opened with $88 million worldwide this weekend., while “The Bride!” flopped.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

At first, we tried grabbing the hands, but the skin’s fingers flopped like they were holding our hands and I squeaked like a scared mouse.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce