plunk
Example Sentences
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Plenty of you who regularly plunk down thousands for a business-class seat care about just one thing, of course: horizontal sleep.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 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
The ball pops up in the air and soars into an arc, drifting against the blue sky, then comes down with a plunk on the glass wall behind Jon Guerra.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2025
“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
I heard a plunk as it broke the water’s surface.
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
