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

The mix of physical comedy, distant cue cards and having to keep from breaking character as cast members flopped down a set of fake stairs seemed almost too much for the guest host.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

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

From BBC • Apr. 23, 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

At first, we tried grabbing the hands, but the skin’s fingers flopped like they were holding our hands and I squeaked like a scared mouse.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce