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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

I wanted so badly to ask him what he was writing but would have had to yell across the bar or plop down next to him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 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 in most of their destinations accidentally, since Widgit, the map’s keeper, is an inept navigator.

From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2024

At once, into the empty tin pails, the sap began to go plop! plop! plop!

From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen

If, say, a housing development plops down where you live, you are forced to wander.

From Slate ● May 27, 2026

Joy plops down a chicken sandwich food truck, with plans to add a brick-and-mortar restaurant at the corner of 11th Avenue and East Pine Street in the fall.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2023

Brosnahan: There’s a direction that says “Midge plops on the couch.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2023

He works in a nondescript cubicle in a huge office, and barely gets through one tray of electronic files before a droid plops another on his desk.

From New York Times ● Mar. 15, 2023

Phyllis is still holding the magazine and plops down once we get to the kitchen table.

From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson

In Santa Monica, when our Waymo showed up, my wife got in the back while I plopped into the front passenger seat—the better to play with the cabin controls.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

One morning in April, a bleary-eyed Michelle plopped into bed fully clothed after completing her grueling 11 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. shift.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026

It plopped itself into the middle of the fight last week, saying that Warner was legally and ethically bound to re-engage with Paramount in search of a higher payout for stockholders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026

I plopped myself into a chair near the front of Gate 18D on Jan. 25 at Sacramento International Airport, taking a final swig of my 32-oz Diet Coke.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2026

Sadako plopped down with a thud onto the tatami mat.

From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr

You can pace around the living room when you’re watching TV instead of plopping down on the couch.

From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026

Instead of plopping us into an eternity in media res, with its own rules and regulations already in place, Freyne introduces something novel to this process: a choice.

From Salon ● Nov. 27, 2025

For solo travelers or couples, that means plopping down next to strangers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025

Like many of us, I have struggled with anxiety or depression, and am prone to plopping in bed when feeling overwhelmed or unable to focus.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2024

“Here,” I say, plopping the bowls on the tiny, wobbly table in the kitchen area.

From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist