fall upon
Example Sentences
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These fall upon the reader more as an unsifted data dump than as a focused marshaling of evidence in aid of human and psychological insight.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
“The command in this case would very naturally fall upon me,” Hamilton wrote External link in 1798.
From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026
On his request, rather than being buried in Winchester cathedral, he was buried in a simple tomb in the graveyard "where the sweet rain of heaven may fall upon my grave".
From BBC • Jul. 15, 2024
And the less he and Yamamoto speak to reporters this season, the more that burden will fall upon their new teammates.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2024
I anticipate rewards for goodness, and wait for the ax of punishment to fall upon evil, in spite of the years I’ve rocked in this cradle of rewarded evils and murdered goodness.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
