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Example sentences for "plunk"

Lexicographically close words:
plunged; plunger; plungers; plunges; plunging; plunked; plunks; plupart; pluperfect; plura
  1. It came flying plunk out through the front window--and it stuck right into a tree like a dagger.

  2. He wouldn't let me pop the gun, but he said if the dirty beast came near enough I could let him have the core of an apple plunk in his old periscope.

  3. I understood a plunk to be a token of confidence, and I at once expressed displeasure at the boy's betrayal of his trust.

  4. I asked the child in whose intelligence the impulse had originated, and he replied: "A blue-eyed feller with a mustache, but he gave me a plunk not to tell.

  5. It whirled through the air and fell plunk in the other fire, scattering sparks and coals in all directions.

  6. My position was cramped and out of balance for offhand shooting; but I did my best, and heard the loud plunk of the hit.

  7. They were cooking grub in a shed at the rear near Dead Cow Villa, and a pip-squeak came plunk into the place.

  8. The Germans did'nt think so when I charged plunk into the middle of 'em.

  9. The first shell went plunk through the roof and two children and the mother were bowled over.

  10. He had hit Pete Connegan plunk on the head with a rotten tomato.

  11. A ray of early sunlight slanted through the crack between the logs and hit him plunk in the head, making his curly red hair shine like a red danger signal.

  12. Another inch and we'd bunk our noses plunk into Alsice!

  13. It landed plunk on a German officer's bun; Charlie Waite saw it from his plane.

  14. Mark turned the whole of him around so he could face Plunk Smalley and Tallow Martin, who were standing behind him.

  15. Rock and I tore off, with Plunk and Mark coming along behind, and all lay down like we were tired right in front of the arbor.

  16. When we knew we had him beaten good we stopped and hid alongside of the road to wait for Tallow and Plunk and Mark.

  17. Oh, many times I have seen him, and Binney, too, and Plunk and Tallow.

  18. In a jiffy Plunk clapped his hand to the seat of his pants and let out a holler you could have heard in Illinoy.

  19. Plunk gets too doggone int'rested when he goes to fightin'.

  20. I'll bet he can do it," says Plunk Smalley.

  21. Rock," he says, "you and Plunk go to the kitchen and yell to Jethro that you're hungry.

  22. What'll Plunk and Tallow do when we don't show up?

  23. And then Plunk and Rock and Jethro all came around the corner of the house, and Mark didn't dare make another move.

  24. It seems like the company was keeping pretty quiet about the whole thing, but from what Plunk and Tallow could gather, it was pretty sure the trolley line was going through some place.

  25. Can't be Plunk and Tallow has deserted us," says I.

  26. I met Plunk there, and he was disgusted, too.

  27. He wasn't in, though, and Tallow said he and Plunk had gone out to see Rock at the farm.

  28. A moment later the crack of the rifle and the dull plunk of the hitting bullet struck my ear.

  29. We heard the well-known plunk of the bullet, but down went his head, up went his heels, and away went he.

  30. But they tell me, when I ust to plink And plonk and plunk and play, My music seemed to have the kink O' drivin' cares away!

  31. It is a purely American instrument, and the plunk-plunk of its strings made my heart leap.

  32. And there's twenty thousand Boers plunk in the middle, ain't they?

  33. I ran plunk into the Gold Dust Twins in the drug store; they were drinking sodas.

  34. Then you cut through the woods and follow the trail till all of a sudden you come plunk out on the edge of the lake and it's all surrounded by woods.

  35. I was home from Camp Dix on a short leave and was on my way to see the old gent and the rest of the folks, when who should I run plunk into but that old water rat.

  36. Hoffer, this here is Mark Tidd, and this other kid is Plunk Smalley.

  37. I do not blame you, Plunk Smalley, for failing to see them.

  38. And if he was to see Plunk and me the whole plate of soup 'u'd be spilled.

  39. And there, too, are my three young friends, Plunk and Binney and Tallow.

  40. I could see who was going to be the head of that business while dad was gone, and that feller's name wasn't Plunk Smalley.

  41. He will make an option so clear to you that--that even Plunk Smalley will be able to make one with his eyes shut.

  42. As luck would have it, just before he entered the little rustic home of sorrow, the hat landed plunk on his head, a little to the back and very much to the side, and he let it remain in that rakish posture when he entered.

  43. You see, kids, I just ran plunk into the middle of the thing and I'd like to get hold of one end or the other.

  44. After I had gone a little further, I came plunk on a whole line of them along the path.

  45. Here it's only ten days till I gotta plunk down six thousan' iron men, plus a raft o' interest money.

  46. We had our rock all picked out, and it didn't take the four o' us no time to ease her to the edge and let 'er plunk down in the road behind you.

  47. Shore I knowed you'd plunk him," said Jim very much pleased.

  48. In order to get at the main bearings of the engine he had, with characteristic disregard, stood plunk in the copper drain basin under the crank-case.

  49. And as an arrow goes to its mark the bird came swooping down plunk into the middle of the spray and puddle.

  50. He'd always go plunk over to the left side of the road.

  51. The plunk of the gas grenades was loud in his ears.

  52. The grenades continued to plunk on the roof.

  53. He stumbled over a rocky space and ran plunk into something solid.

  54. Think I want to run plunk into the Prussian soldier that walked over our heads?

  55. I thought I heard a queer plunk just then, out there on the river," replied the other.

  56. And one lone figure might have been seen crawling under the back canvas, in much the same fashion as Elmer had done at the time he started on that hunt for the unknown party who was throwing the stones with a plunk into the river.

  57. Stones always make that kind of plunk when they drop into the water from above.

  58. Anybody's got to have sense about telling the truth; you can't just plunk everything out!

  59. Trouble with me is, I always plunk out the truth!

  60. Jimmy was easily induced to get out his banjo and give them many brisk tunes that seemed to just go with the plunkety-plunk of the joyous instrument.

  61. Jimmy got out his banjo, and the musical plunkety-plunk of its strings, now and then accompanying one of his jolly songs, did much to cheer them up.


  62. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "plunk" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    abruptly; bang; bash; bat; beating; belt; blow; bump; cast; chink; chop; chuck; clap; click; clink; clip; clobber; clop; clout; clump; crack; cut; dash; deal; deck; dig; dint; dive; drop; drub; drumming; exactly; fall; fetch; flick; fling; flush; full; fusillade; hastily; hit; hurl; impetuously; impulsively; knock; lick; pad; parachute; paste; patter; pay; pelt; pick; pitch; plank; plop; pluck; plumb; plummet; plump; plunge; plunk; poke; pop; pounce; pound; precisely; punch; rap; right; sharp; slam; slap; slug; smack; smash; smite; snap; soak; sock; sound; square; squarely; stick; stoop; straight; strike; stroke; suddenly; surprisingly; swat; swing; swipe; swoop; tap; tattoo; throw; thrum; thrust; thud; thump; thwack; tick; tinkle; toss; twang; unawares; wallop; whack; wham; whop; plunk; poke; pop; pounce; pound; precisely; punch; rap; right; sharp; slam; slap; slug; smack; smash; smite; snap; soak; sock; sound; square; squarely; stick; stoop; straight; strike; stroke; suddenly; surprisingly; swat; swing; swipe; swoop; tap; tattoo; throw; thrum; thrust; thud; thump; thwack; tick; tinkle; toss; twang; unawares; wallop; whack; wham; whop