plopped

Example Sentences

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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

When the decorating was done, we plopped on the couch and looked at our tree with wonder.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

As instructed, Negrete walked to the edge of the water, said his own prayer and, as a gift of thanks to the cosmos, plopped it into a crashing wave.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

“I liked the character so much. I was like, ‘Can I just steal her?’ and I just plopped her into ‘KPop.’

From Salon • Jun. 29, 2025

The vet assistant plopped him onto the scale and held her hands on either side of his shivering body without touching, trying to keep him in place.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas