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"He started coming to some of our gigs, and would plop itself on to one of our seats."

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

But since they’re immortal, they can simply reattach their own limbs and plop their heads back in place.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026

I wanted so badly to ask him what he was writing but would have had to yell across the bar or plop down next to him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2025

In order to sit next to a stranger, I’d have to eschew vast stretches of empty stools and plop down right beside them like a creep, hitting on unsuspecting old people.

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2025

“Now sit. No, not like that. Don’t just plop down. Float down to the chair with your knees together.”

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

F1 picks up the paddock—the behind-the-scenes village of garages and other infrastructure—and plops it in Singapore without changing the clocks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

If, say, a housing development plops down where you live, you are forced to wander.

From Slate ● May 27, 2026

There’s an omniscient narrator who plops down the facts of Marilyn’s life, vignette-style.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 20, 2026

In one episode, he dances into the kitchen, shouts “What’s up, party people?” and plops a basket of freshly folded laundry on the floor.

From New York Times ● Dec. 18, 2023

Zack asks as he plops his dirty plate into the soapy-water-filled sink.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass

Phil Trubey, who plopped down $250,000 for a “Founders Series” Roadster, isn’t concerned about how fast it will be.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Long gone are the days when fortune seekers plopped drilling rigs behind the State Capitol.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Her son Victor, 11, plopped onto the sidewalk to read his Imagination Library edition of "Llama Llama Red Pajama," a family favorite.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

“Things are being plopped down,” said Birnbaum, whose organization sued the administration over the repainting of the Reflecting Pool.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026

She plopped down in a wing chair, her limbs loose and relaxed, and Ophie envied her for a moment.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland

You can pace around the living room when you’re watching TV instead of plopping down on the couch.

From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026

Strategically, Mr. Musk made a point of plopping the deal down amid his building drumroll for a SpaceX IPO, expected in June.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026

Instead of plopping us into an eternity in media res, Freyne introduces something novel to this process: a choice.

From Salon ● Nov. 27, 2025

But rather than just plopping a warehouse next door, Fried said the facility should be a part of the “urban fabric.”

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2023

Prudence laid down the quill with a long sigh, and plopping down on the hearth, dragged the limp drowsy cat into her arms.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare