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Plonked meaning

simple past and past participle of plonk

Using Plonked

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of plonk
  • In the example corpus, plonked often appears in combinations such as: and plonked, plonked on, plonked into.

Context around Plonked

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

cap 1× unceremoniously 1× block 1× gleefully 1×

Often after:

himself 1× away 1×

Sentence patterns with Plonked

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

answered gleefully plonked away on 1× daughter is plonked in bed 1× down and plonked himself down 1× down and plonked on the 1× instead he plonked another forehand 1× neck and plonked into that 1× the cap plonked on your 1× tower block plonked in the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

bob replied on 1× charles calmed down 1× indeed some of 1× instead he plonked 1× norfolk island was 1× the seven year 1×

Common sentence endings:

applied the kill 1× federal electoral purposes 1× hoping for more 1× in bed beaming 1× it tastes like 1× of the estuary 1×

Words around Plonked

Just before it in the word index:

plonk 9 plongeurs 2 plongeon 2 plomin 3 plomer 3 plokkfiskur 2

Just after it in the word index:

plonks 2 ploom 2 plop 34 plopped 19 plopping 9 plops 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 12 abacos 12 abboud 12 abdelkader 12 abdomens 12 abdou 12

Corpus analysis for Plonked

  • In this selection, "plonked" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, cap, unceremoniously, block, himself and away stand out and add context to how "plonked" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include answered gleefully plonked away on and daughter is plonked in bed. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "plonked" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with plonked

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The seven year-old daughter is plonked in bed, beaming. (10 words)

Norfolk Island was unceremoniously plonked into the ACT for federal electoral purposes. (12 words)

Instead he plonked another forehand into the net and Edmund applied the kill. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

Bob replied: "On one of the shows, when we were on the river, I was in a wheelchair, they didn't show it on camera but I was carried down and plonked on the river bank with a rug. (39 words)

Charles calmed down and plonked himself down on his bed again, staring out the window, and by the look in his eyes, I could see he was hoping for more. (30 words)

And so the Facebook-based quiz questions came, in various guises, and many millions answered gleefully plonked away on the keyboard as they hurried to answer them. (27 words)

Exclamation examples

Indeed, some of them did not want to be president but were dragged by the scruff of the neck and plonked into that exalted seat! (25 words)

Example sentences (9)

But when you've got the cap plonked on your head, it seems rude not to let a wider audience know just what it tastes like.

Charles calmed down and plonked himself down on his bed again, staring out the window, and by the look in his eyes, I could see he was hoping for more.

Bob replied: "On one of the shows, when we were on the river, I was in a wheelchair, they didn't show it on camera but I was carried down and plonked on the river bank with a rug.

Indeed, some of them did not want to be president but were dragged by the scruff of the neck and plonked into that exalted seat!

Norfolk Island was unceremoniously plonked into the ACT for federal electoral purposes.

Not quite as glamorous is Vigo’s Toralla Island, home to a tower block plonked in the middle of the estuary.

The seven year-old daughter is plonked in bed, beaming.

And so the Facebook-based quiz questions came, in various guises, and many millions answered gleefully plonked away on the keyboard as they hurried to answer them.

Instead he plonked another forehand into the net and Edmund applied the kill.

Common combinations with plonked

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "plonked" in a sentence?
An example: "But when you've got the cap plonked on your head, it seems rude not to let a wider audience know just what it tastes like." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "plonked" from authentic English texts.
What does "plonked" mean?
Plonked means: simple past and past participle of plonk
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Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "plonked", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.