floppy

Example Sentences

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"In January last year, I was using a feeding tube, but there was a lot of mucus, and he just went blue and floppy," said his mum.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

With his gym clothes, cross necklace, floppy hair, and singular fixation on linking all of his efforts and successes to his faith, the 19-year-old Pittman looked like the archetype of the Southern Christian sports bro.

From Slate • Jan. 22, 2026

In 1998, few could conceive of social media—let alone 65,000 social-media managers—and 200,000 information-security analysts would have sounded absurd when data still lived on floppy disks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 2025

Every burnt sauce, every floppy omelet, every literal grilled cheese attempt became a small opportunity for learning.

From Salon • Sep. 4, 2025

The older kids watched Laney run over to Paganini, lift up one floppy ear, and whisper all her grand plans for the tree.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser