plop down

Example Sentences

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Chandor isn’t sure what she’d do if Chonkers tried to plop down somewhere else.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 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

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 plop down on precious objects, put their feet up and generally make themselves at home on the stools, benches, side chairs and sofas scattered about the exhibition.

From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2024

I plop down in one of the high-back chairs under the portrait of Pastor Eldridge.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas