How to Use plop in a Sentence

plop

verb

• They plopped down on the floor.
• The stone plopped into the river.
• He plopped himself down in the chair.
• She plopped onto the couch.
• I filled the glass with water and plopped a few ice cubes into it.
• An ice cube plopped noisily into the glass.
• When the dock bobbed in the wake of the boat, the keys plopped into the water.
  — Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
• Just ring up your date and plop them next to you on the couch.
  — Rasha Ali, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2020
• The short kick plopped to the turf shy of the 20, and Davis picked it up, worked right and went all the way.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Sep. 2017
• Gently plop one half to one third of the lighter ingredient(s) on top.
  — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appétit, 16 Aug. 2023
• The sign was removed in 2015 and plopped in the parking lot out back.
  — Jim Stingl, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2018
• If the ground hasn’t frozen yet, plop them in somewhere.
  — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2024
• Netflix: Don't just plop your kid in front of the TV and walk off.
  — Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2020
• Roll the marble in some paint and plop them into the box.
  — Christina Montoya Fiedler, Woman's Day, 24 Feb. 2023
• So head out to your backyard, plop down on the grass and just chill.
  — Kelsey Hurwitz, Woman's Day, 29 May 2020
• Grab your food and plop down on the lawn to take in the morning sun with the locals.
  — Hayley Bloomingdale, Vogue, 21 Jan. 2018
• Scuba Man trudged to the drop zone and plopped ball number two to the turf.
  — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 5 Apr. 2018
• On top of the veg, plop a filet of fish, whatever was on sale.
  — Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 1 July 2021
• One of their children plops himself down in the seat right next to me.
  — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 11 May 2018
• On the 1st hole, a gone-to-hell-in-a-handbasket iron plops down in the second cut.
  — Jack McCallum, SI.com, 27 June 2018
• When Romeo picked up the IU hat at 7:31 p.m. and plopped it atop his mop of curls with a shy smile, cheers broke out.
  — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, Indianapolis Star, 4 May 2018
• Don't panic if a guy in a chicken suit plops down on the bar stool next to you.
  — Jeff Duncan, NOLA.com, 26 June 2017
• Just mix 1 cup of white vinegar with 3 cups of tap water and plop the berries in for a minute or two.
  — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Apr. 2021
• Who hasn’t plopped a tea bag in a cup and forgotten about it for too long?
  — Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2020
• Each morning, Mathews would take the oil, put it atop his head, then plop the wig on.
  — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Aug. 2021
• Freshly awake from a pregame nap, the 2013 NBA lottery pick plops down on a couch.
  — Alex Prewitt, SI.com, 27 June 2019
• Just plop on the couch and set your laptop on this cushioned lap desk to work with ease.
  — Annie O'Sullivan, Good Housekeeping, 6 Oct. 2022
• When the tiny white ball would plop in, the sound was a glorious, clanky rattle.
  — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Nov. 2020
• Just plop us right there in the middle, just a big ol’ olive in the middle of your cherry pie.
  — Steve Watkins, star-telegram.com, 14 June 2017
• Pete stepped up, pulled the tree roots from their plastic covering, and plopped the sapling into the ground.
  — Anna Canny, NPR, 13 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Dec 2024