plunk
Example Sentences
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By dialing down the sweetener in the original formula, the 70-year-old theorized, fellow chai addicts must now plunk down more for pumps of vanilla syrup or other add-ins to remake their drink.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Their fee would be based on your investible assets, so if you take all of that $1 million and plunk it down on a house, their fee goes way down.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
The persistent plunk, plunk, plunk of icicles dripping into an aluminum gutter — a sound that is less birdsong than plumbing.
From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2026
“There’s still a small population of people who are willing to plunk down the money to buy the Enquirer at the supermarket,” Levine said.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2024
She’d turn to the back and plunk the book on my lap.
From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko
