plop

Example Sentences

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Perhaps the loudest: lobbyists and salespeople who have used open seating to zero in on a prospective client or lawmaker and plop down next to them for an in-flight pitch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

You could plop her performance into a big Hollywood comedy and it would work just as well.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2025

They can often be identified from the distinctive plop sound they make when they dive into the water.

From BBC • Aug. 21, 2024

They plop down on precious objects, put their feet up and generally make themselves at home on the stools, benches, side chairs and sofas scattered about the exhibition.

From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2024

I get to the bus stop in the worst mood and plop myself down on the bench.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston