How to Use plunk down in a Sentence

plunk down

verb

• The ball got caught in the gale and then plunked down in the canyon.
  — Kevin Acee, sandiegouniontribune.com, 28 Jan. 2018
• Fat Mike downed it, pulled a roll of cash from his pocket and plunked down a $100 bill.
  — Brett Martin, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023
• Jeter, Sherman and their group of investors just plunked down $1.2 billion to buy the team.
  — Tim Healey, Sun-Sentinel.com, 21 Dec. 2017
• The songs don’t feel plunked down the way so many jukebox musicals do.
  — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2023
• And some are urban dwellers who plunk down the entire $4,500 at purchase.
  — Madeline O’Leary, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
• The children who flock to Disney movies and theme parks and wear the costumes and princess dresses don’t plunk down the money to do so.
  — WSJ, 7 Apr. 2022
• For the past six years, consumers have happily plunked down cash to buy Wink's hardware and then used the app for free.
  — Kate Cox, Ars Technica, 7 May 2020
• That's a bargain compared to having to plunk down money for a brand new iPhone.
  — USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2021
• Given a 2014 crash, those who plunked down the reservations may now not be a big hurry.
  — Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY, 17 May 2018
• FC Cincinnati's owners have weighed the risks vs. the rewards and are willing to plunk down $250 million.
  — James Pilcher, Cincinnati.com, 4 Nov. 2017
• We were plunked down in the swamps of southeastern Arkansas.
  — Melissa Chan, Time, 15 Aug. 2019
• Now may be the perfect time to plunk down $37.5 million and say yippee-ki-yay to this once-in-a-lifetime property.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2022
• Fun atmospheres, plunked down in the middle of screaming fans.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 5 May 2023
• The thing to understand is that these are not carnival-fare turkey legs plunked down on a plate.
  — Lawrence Specker | [e-mail], al, 27 June 2023
• Bundle yourself up in blankets and PJs, mix up that hot cocoa, and plunk down on the sofa with a good movie or book.
  — Matt Jancer, Wired, 12 Jan. 2022
• And many of those incoming seasonal residents are still in need of a place to plunk down for the spring, even in this late date.
  — Tim Healey, Sun-Sentinel.com, 23 Jan. 2018
• But anyone hoping to plunk down $60 for an eighth of an ounce of weed might have to leave the plastic at home and bring some twenties instead.
  — Dan Adams, BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2018
• Don't be surprised if someone somewhere with their own private island plunks down that kind of scratch for The Boss.
  — Peter Marks, chicagotribune.com, 8 Sep. 2017
• Tourists and locals flock to the magnificent baroque landmark, plunking down on the steps and taking a breather from their busy day.
  — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 8 Aug. 2019
• This tower fan is ideal for anyone with pets who wants fresher air indoors and doesn’t want to plunk down $399 for a Dyson.
  — Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 13 Apr. 2021
• If a movie is good, or at least steeped in our cultures and traditions, someone will happily plunk down more than $10 to see the flick.
  — Danielle C. Belton, The Root, 5 Mar. 2018
• There’s a line of people like this columnist who would plunk down deposits on season tickets.
  — John Canzano | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 1 Nov. 2019
• Don’t have $425 to plunk down on a cutting-edge processor tinged with nostalgia?
  — Brad Chacos, PCWorld, 8 June 2018
• And moose head into town too, avoiding deep snow in the mountains and finding crab apples that plunk down along Anchorage streets.
  — Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Feb. 2023
• That’s how much the couple plunked down to purchase an all-inclusive wedding package on the luxury sale site Gilt.com last spring.
  — Janelle Nanos, BostonGlobe.com, 4 May 2018
• After a few minutes, a waiter plunked down tea in tea bags, and a tiered tray of what looked like miniature pastries from C-Town: scones, red-velvet cupcakes.
  — The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2019
• On the screen, a skinny white kid with a straight-brim baseball cap and a collection of painful-looking face piercings has plunked down on the Mustang’s passenger seat.
  — Longreads, 22 Jan. 2018
• Nobody seemed to mind especially—many were plunked down on the floor, contentedly rereading her books, as an hour passed, then an hour and a half.
  — Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2024
• Shaq then made good on his bet with some friends, but instead of having to plunk down cold, hard cash, the basketball superstar had to do something a little lighter.
  — Natalie Dreier, ajc, 8 Feb. 2018
• Better yet, grab a bottle of wine, a baguette and cheese and plunk down on the grass of the Champ de Mars near sunset and watch the the tower's light show, on display for five minutes at the top of every hour after dark.
  — James Carroll, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2019

Last Updated: 14 Aug 2024