plopped

Example Sentences

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It plopped itself into the middle of the fight last week, saying that Warner was legally and ethically bound to re-engage with Paramount in search of a higher payout for stockholders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

"If I were plopped down here in this forest with no food and no medicine, I doubt that I'd be able to survive very long, especially if I were injured or sick."

From BBC • May 14, 2025

And Markieff Morris plopped down next to his teammate and put his arm on the back of Doncic’s chair.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2025

We went home, plopped on the couch and, zonked but inexplicably wired, watched the entirety of "Men in Black," which I’d never seen.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2025

My mother plopped some mashed potatoes on her plate.

From "Fourth Grade Rats" by Jerry Spinelli