plop
Example Sentences
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Jonathan’s knees felt weak and he plopped onto the ground, as all hope for a fast rescue vanished.
From Literature
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Janie plopped down into the chair on Mom’s right, so Bat went around to her other side and sat in the chair on her left.
From Literature
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Aunt Pretty said, “Oh, go on now,” and plopped a big heap of beans on my plate.
From Literature
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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
I sat quietly in our hideout while rain began to stream outside and plop inside, watching the endless ripple of raindrops on water, thinking of the boy by the river.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.