Example Sentences

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It’s doubtful AI will flop as spectacularly as the metaverse did, if only because so many companies, universities, and governments are so vested in its success.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

“But we will flop if we don’t deliver a legacy that people will remember for decades. That’s what I really want to do.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2023

Sadly, as long as AI succeeds, Fake AI will flop along behind it.

From The Verge • Dec. 20, 2019

But many more will flop or never even make it to market.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2019

He said, with just an unfriendly glance at me, “If luck be, d’flyin feesh will flop on d'raff. We can save a few biscuit by eatin’ d’feesh.

From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor