plopped

Example Sentences

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I plopped myself into a chair near the front of Gate 18D on Jan. 25 at Sacramento International Airport, taking a final swig of my 32-oz Diet Coke.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

When the decorating was done, we plopped on the couch and looked at our tree with wonder.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

As instructed, Negrete walked to the edge of the water, said his own prayer and, as a gift of thanks to the cosmos, plopped it into a crashing wave.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

"If I were plopped down here in this forest with no food and no medicine, I doubt that I'd be able to survive very long, especially if I were injured or sick."

From BBC • May 14, 2025

The Hotel Barba, where we lived in Italy, was a cement building plopped on a hill.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri