plop

Example Sentences

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But since they’re immortal, they can simply reattach their own limbs and plop their heads back in place.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

“You don’t take somebody from the industrials world and plop them in a media company,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

They can often be identified from the distinctive plop sound they make when they dive into the water.

From BBC • Aug. 21, 2024

People here slather it on hot dogs, plop it on pulled pork or simply reach for a heaping spoonful.

From New York Times • May 18, 2024

Here it just seemed to hang in the currents of the air until it found the convenient moment to plop onto the granite plate.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt