fall out

Example Sentences

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These decisions didn’t just fall out of a coconut tree.

From Slate • May 9, 2026

Arsenal had led the Premier League by as many as nine points, only to fritter away its advantage and briefly fall out of first in late April.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Out of nowhere she began to imagine her family would die if they left the house, that food she was eating was poisoned or aeroplanes would fall out of the sky.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Past incidents show how quickly digital records and physical reality can fall out of sync.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

“Or you might well fall out of the wrong fireplace —” “But don’t panic and get out too early; wait until you see Fred and George.”

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling