flop

Example Sentences

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A half-century later, the drink that was once a flop would crack $1 billion of annual revenue.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

In any event, Giuliani’s 2008 campaign was a flop.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

"It was the opposite. It is anything but a flop, because it worked."

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

It’s doubtful AI will flop as spectacularly as the metaverse did, if only because so many companies, universities, and governments are so vested in its success.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

At that, my stomach did a strange flop.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken