Example Sentences

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It lies floppily on his shirt in a way that almost seems haphazard.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2022

The Springsteen stage show is a jumpy, nervous, desperately dramatic affair; not carefully constructed like the Stones', not floppily spontaneous like the Who's, but lived.

From The Guardian • Nov. 13, 2012

But off the court, the majority of the players are so floppily relaxed, so full of camaraderie and good spirits that they act like a college fraternity on an outing.

From Time Magazine Archive

Coop waved an arm floppily in no particular direction.

From The Book by Shaara, Michael

In spite of combined hopes, the potato plants were floppily yellow that year.

From What's the Matter with Ireland? by Russell, Ruth