Example Sentences

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“He was flopping around in the parking lot and I grabbed his mouth,” said Banks, 35.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2022

“He did . . . slow rolls where we flew upside down and I was flopping from the bottom of the seat up to the seat belt,” Passman wrote.

From Washington Post • Jun. 20, 2020

“He was flopping over to her, and she didn’t want him to get away from her, either. She kept screaming” Figo’s name, said Schwartz.

From Time • Jun. 9, 2015

He was flopping around on J31’s back, trying to dismount, when the bull suddenly went crazy beneath him.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 1, 2014

His fingers were stiff on the cash register keys, and every time he looked up, Griffin was flopping off a shelf of canned goods.

From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte