popper

Example Sentences

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All of this is possible thanks to a specialized membrane that flips inside out, almost exactly like those elastic jumping popper toys.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2023

Leilani played with a rainbow-colored popper toy while a frustrated Ruiz sought answers from county officials about when they would be allowed back into their homes.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2023

The team rigged up a 5.25-foot-long bullwhip with motion capture markers and removed the whip’s popper, the part responsible for its loud noise, and also tagged participants’ bodies with markers.

From New York Times • Oct. 4, 2022

It’s clumsy, like a claw machine at an arcade, and the gripper’s rubber cups can’t press the popper that rolls the dice.

From Science Magazine • Feb. 9, 2022

She’s missing a shoe, and the contents of her purse are scattered around her like the guts of a pulled party popper.

From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone