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

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

There are scattered wooden work stations where guests or visitors can plop down and be or at least act productive.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2023

I take a few steps back and plop down crisscross applesauce just like we always have, except Javier definitely won’t be curling up on my lap now.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera