plonking
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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As the light faded and the second new ball shone, the gift of Babar Azam plonking his pad in front of the stumps was nothing more than England deserved.
From BBC • Oct. 7, 2024
Chinese and Russian investors are plonking money down on discounted residential and commercial real estate.
From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2018
I’m often goaded into action by a piece of music, which can lead to some borderline hysterical lurches at the desk, like plonking John Lennon down in the middle of the recent novel “Beatlebone.”
From The New Yorker • Oct. 3, 2016
Obviously, this means engaging the child, not just plonking him in front of a screen.
From Time • Mar. 7, 2016
Her hands were sudsy from the dishwater but she didn’t rinse or dry them before plonking herself down at the kitchen table.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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