plunk
Example Sentences
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John Reed, a 55-year-old IT worker in suburban Atlanta, was ready to plunk down $60,000 on a new Ram truck last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Their fee would be based on your investible assets, so if you take all of that $1 million and plunk it down on a house, their fee goes way down.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
The persistent plunk, plunk, plunk of icicles dripping into an aluminum gutter — a sound that is less birdsong than plumbing.
From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2026
Flaherty said he didn’t plunk Tatis on purpose, noting that it was only a two-run game at that point.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2024
“No. I heard it plunk against rubber. It’s in the trash but I can’t find it!”
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
