flopped

Example Sentences

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"She was so purple, and her head flopped back," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Some stocks have risen, but others have flopped.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

As I lay on the living room floor in pain, he flopped beside me and blinked slowly.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

The problem is how badly McDaniels has flopped when he has actually held the top job.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Bo sits up like he knows he’s being talked about: his black ears flopped forward, white chest half covered in mud as usual, and his tail wagging madly on the ground as always.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler