plop down
Example Sentences
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Perhaps the loudest: lobbyists and salespeople who have used open seating to zero in on a prospective client or lawmaker and plop down next to them for an in-flight pitch.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 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
They plop down on precious objects, put their feet up and generally make themselves at home on the stools, benches, side chairs and sofas scattered about the exhibition.
From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2024
After a while, my arms get tired, so I plop down on one of the beanbag chairs.
From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks
