flopping
Example Sentences
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That’s not to say all is flopping now for Zaslav and team: “Wuthering Heights” and Evil Dead Burn did pretty well, and the upcoming Dune: Part Three is already wreaking box-office havoc.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
Gee, thanks—not much different than popping up after flopping on the soccer pitch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Three years ago, the National Basketball Association started penalizing player flopping.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
We thought flopping and foul-baiting made for unethical hoops, but those are but basketball misdemeanors; Adebayo’s big night was felonious.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2026
He looks at me, a long tuft of black hair flopping over his forehead.
From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm
