flopped

Example Sentences

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The mix of physical comedy, distant cue cards and having to keep from breaking character as cast members flopped down a set of fake stairs seemed almost too much for the guest host.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

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

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

John Alvendia’s for-profit education company seemed to have flopped in West Virginia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

I remember the steamed vegetables that came out one day—it was literally just boiled vegetables they flopped into a catering thing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

I flopped face first on his bed and stayed that way until he came in an hour or so later.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline