plopped
Example Sentences
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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
When it looked like my knuckles would punch holes in it, I plopped it down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 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
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
One day, Tao Tao was introduced to a “predator”—a clouded leopard stuffed toy, smeared with leopard pee and poo and plopped in the middle of the forest.
From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh
