plop

Example Sentences

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“You don’t take somebody from the industrials world and plop them in a media company,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

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

In order to sit next to a stranger, I’d have to eschew vast stretches of empty stools and plop down right beside them like a creep, hitting on unsuspecting old people.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2025

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

From BBC • Aug. 21, 2024

After a while, my arms get tired, so I plop down on one of the beanbag chairs.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks