fall for

Example Sentences

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It is a remarkable fall for the once-highflying company, which captured the hearts and feet of Silicon Valley tech bros, soccer moms and Barack Obama with its eco-friendly wool sneakers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

"You feel so guilty sometimes, you know, how did we fall for it? How did we fall for how he could have done that to us."

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Millions of people every year fall for these tricks, and billions of dollars annually are lost in the U.S. alone.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

"Then, in deciduous forests, the particles are transported to the forest soil by rain or the autumn leaf fall, for example."

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

“You wouldn’t be the first person to fall for a jerk, Henry.”

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson