plunk
Example Sentences
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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
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 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
But this idea that if you plunk that genius in any moment in time, it would rise to the top, that’s not necessarily true.
From Salon ● May 25, 2024
“No. I heard it plunk against rubber. It’s in the trash but I can’t find it!”
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
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