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Recent Examples of plunkNolan Gorman and Mason Wynn led off the ninth with back-to-back singles, then Walker loaded the bases by plunking Jimmy Crooks.—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025 As if that isn’t enough, Isa’s plunks a tamarind-coated straw and a gummy snack on top.—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 24 Aug. 2025 And playback will pause when the headphones detect they're being removed from the wearer's head, then resume when plonked back on.—New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2025 Hicks plunked Henderson on the first pitch, and after striking out Ryan Mountcastle and Colton Cowser, had a wild pitch and gave up a two-run single to Basallo.—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 18 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for plunk
Bieber picked up the victory for Toronto after tossing five-and-a-third innings and giving up just one run on four hits.
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Wayne Sterling,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
For those without any shelter, there’s always the risk that valuables or important documents will get tossed during a cleanup, and public records show that city crews are rarely flagging belongings for storage.
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Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Oct. 2025
At its height in 2017, there were 150 Farm Bank deli counters slinging cheese that supposedly came from the company’s farms.
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Moisés Naím,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
Justin Herbert is slinging the pill and Los Angeles’ ground attack has stabilized with second-year back Kimani Vidal, who has two 100-plus-yard games in his last three.
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