plopped

Example Sentences

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Molina plays Sam Cooper, a retired engineer — that will be important — being brought grumbling to the Boroughs, a posh, city-sized retirement community plopped down in the middle of the Southwestern desert.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 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

“I liked the character so much. I was like, ‘Can I just steal her?’ and I just plopped her into ‘KPop.’

From Salon • Jun. 29, 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

He would have been right, too, if the goddess Diana had simply been plopped in the middle of an Ominous Landscape.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood