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"He started coming to some of our gigs, and would plop itself on to one of our seats."

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

But since they’re immortal, they can simply reattach their own limbs and plop their heads back in place.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 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 plop down in most of their destinations accidentally, since Widgit, the map’s keeper, is an inept navigator.

From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2024

My eyes still shut, I heard him bounce in through my bedroom door and plop down on Jermaine’s old bed.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore

F1 picks up the paddock—the behind-the-scenes village of garages and other infrastructure—and plops it in Singapore without changing the clocks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

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

From Slate ● May 27, 2026

Horse manure plops onto the asphalt, and no one blinks or scrunches their nose.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2023

Wednesday plops him amidst his least hostile interviewers yet: his daughter Willow, a regular "Red Table Talk" co-host, alongside his sons Jaden and Trey.

From Salon ● Dec. 14, 2022

“We’re not going to win,” Joon scoffs, but he plops down on the sofa anyway.

From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na

Phil Trubey, who plopped down $250,000 for a “Founders Series” Roadster, isn’t concerned about how fast it will be.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Her son Victor, 11, plopped onto the sidewalk to read his Imagination Library edition of "Llama Llama Red Pajama," a family favorite.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

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

Molina plays Sam Cooper, a retired engineer — that will be important — being brought grumbling to the Boroughs, a posh, city-sized retirement community plopped down in the middle of the Southwestern desert.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

Door showed up and plopped his tray down.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

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, 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

“Queen Mother Ama Eghan!” the man exclaims, before plopping down in the head chair.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer