Example Sentences

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“We have plopped monarchs down in places all over the globe, and they've done just fine,” says Oberhauser.

From National Geographic • Dec. 14, 2023

Researchers have plopped other members of the genus Physarum into mazes and watched the them find the shortest path through.

From Scientific American • Jan. 6, 2022

Your chance of scoring a table increases exponentially now that the owners have plopped down a patio with a cozy fireplace in the parking lane out front.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 8, 2021

Ah, the joys of hiking with your family: The serenity of nature being drowned out by the protests of tired children who have plopped themselves in the middle of the trail.

From Washington Post • Nov. 17, 2021

A few months ago, she would have plopped down next to me as if she lived here.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan