cropper

Example Sentences

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Reading the first few sentences of your letter, one thing was obvious: You and your sister would come a cropper on the subject of the fair market value of this house.

From MarketWatch

And countless analyses have described how much the stock market’s advance owes to the AI-driven gains of the technology megacap names, and how much it will hurt if it comes a cropper.

From Barron's

They both ended up in hospital after coming a cropper in the parents' race.

From BBC

But Lulu's show came a cropper in 1969 when she booked the Jimi Hendrix Experience as her musical guests.

From BBC

Manchester United are yet to come a cropper on the road in this season’s Premier League and here’s a mighty fine chance to make it 14 undefeated trips on the spin.

From The Guardian