Flop is an English word of 4 letters with synonyms like failure or collapse. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Flop in a sentence
Related words
Flop meaning
- To fall heavily due to lack of energy.
- To cause to drop heavily.
- To fail completely; not to be successful at all (of a movie, play, book, song etc.).
Synonyms of Flop
Using Flop
- The main meaning on this page is: To fall heavily due to lack of energy. | To cause to drop heavily. | To fail completely; not to be successful at all (of a movie, play, book, song etc.).
- Useful related words include: failure, collapse, founder, descent.
- In the example corpus, flop often appears in combinations such as: flip flop, or flop, flop in.
Context around Flop
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 9 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 17 statements, 3 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Flop
- In this selection, "flop" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, flip, pre, post, furbert, exclusively and sic stand out and add context to how "flop" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a february flop and a total flop. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "flop" sits close to words such as airmen, allegheny and birdie, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with flop
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Between the Issues: Flop or Serve? (6 words)
Go ahead, flop down onto the couch. (7 words)
He won’t flop though and will be fine. (9 words)
Despite not appearing in a new movie in over 13 years (capped off with a critically panned flop of a reboot), the knife-gloved dream invader has remained a pop-cultural icon, and the best that the slasher genre has ever produced. (42 words)
Daniel Kwan admitted to THR: 'We were having trouble figuring out the casting for the father figure, and one of us started wondering what happens if we take Michelle's character and flop (sic) it and she becomes the protagonist. (40 words)
Although the term flip-flop has historically referred generically to both simple and clocked circuits, in modern usage it is common to reserve the term flip-flop exclusively for discussing clocked circuits; the simple ones are commonly called latches. (39 words)
Mark: Wonder if flip flop Furbert will flip or flop again? (11 words)
Between the Issues: Flop or Serve? (6 words)
He also claimed the British actor complained about the clip of his flop movie Did You Hear About The Morgans?, which was played on the show, asking 'What is that clip? (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
Mark: Wonder if flip flop Furbert will flip or flop again?
What you must do in its place is definitely and minimize funding pre-flop in addition to capitalizing post-flop.
Although the term flip-flop has historically referred generically to both simple and clocked circuits, in modern usage it is common to reserve the term flip-flop exclusively for discussing clocked circuits; the simple ones are commonly called latches.
Admittedly, deep down, few will realistically believe that Chelsea will remain mid-table fodder with an £115m flop in midfield for long.
Although not a flop at launch, Capcom's game did fly slightly under the radar, but its reputation steadily blossomed as word of mouth spread of its engaging combat and unique companion system.
ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula called former Eskom CEO André De Ruyter a 'flop'.
As Gates’ Tigers work to polish their March credentials, this one had the makings of a February flop.
At first, I was like, 'Oh, my God, I'm a flop.
Before she made it big on and moved to the US, Margot Robbie's first movie role was in a low-budget independent Aussie thriller named such a flop that it's not even on Wikipedia.
Being an independent studio in the mid-2010s, one notable flop always had the potential to sink the entire outfit.
Between the Issues: Flop or Serve?
Chipmakers will make money whether AI is a success or a flop.
Daniel Kwan admitted to THR: 'We were having trouble figuring out the casting for the father figure, and one of us started wondering what happens if we take Michelle's character and flop (sic) it and she becomes the protagonist.
Despite not appearing in a new movie in over 13 years (capped off with a critically panned flop of a reboot), the knife-gloved dream invader has remained a pop-cultural icon, and the best that the slasher genre has ever produced.
Go ahead, flop down onto the couch.
He also claimed the British actor complained about the clip of his flop movie Did You Hear About The Morgans?, which was played on the show, asking 'What is that clip?
He won’t flop though and will be fine.
However, in an old interview when Sonam was asked about her flop films she clearly stated that she has emerged as a winner for this reason.
I fear what’s going to happen to Rocksteady once Suicide Squad comes out and it’s a flop.
If someone isn't a big fan of open-world games, then PS Plus' free game selection for September is a total flop.
Common combinations with flop
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- flip flop 11×
- or flop 10×
- flop in 10×
- to flop 9×
- was flop 9×
- flop and 8×
- flop at 7×
- be flop 7×
- the flop 6×
- and flop 5×