flopped

Example Sentences

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Elsewhere, steel structures appear variously deflated, vacuum-sealed, flopped, melted and wrinkled.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

"She was so purple, and her head flopped back," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

A magnificently designed system, the Star flopped, in part because of its price — a fully networked installation with multiple terminals could cost $250,000, more than even big corporations were willing to spend.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

In 2023 the film adaptation of Judy Blume’s coming-of-age classic “Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret” flopped at the box office.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

I flopped across Aunt Florentine’s bed, resigned to a weekend of misery.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles