plunk
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Plenty of you who regularly plunk down thousands for a business-class seat care about just one thing, of course: horizontal sleep.
“Regan,” O’Reilly said as she plunked heavily into the seat next to mine, her backpack giving me a good whack in the side of the head for good measure as she settled in.
From Literature
![]()
The persistent plunk, plunk, plunk of icicles dripping into an aluminum gutter — a sound that is less birdsong than plumbing.
From Salon
When we watch movies, we’re being plunked into a story already in progress.
From Salon
Chuckling to myself, I loaded up again, took dead aim, and plunked him another good one.
From Literature
![]()
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.