fall on
Example Sentences
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It will gradually turn a reddish, copper color as sunlight bends and filters through the atmosphere to fall on the otherwise-obscured part of the moon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
That causes compromise to fall on the side with more options and less pain tolerance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
About 1,000 households with children had been in B&B accommodation for more than the six-week limit, although this represented a fall on a year earlier.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
"As the eyes of the world fall on Glasgow with the Commonwealth Games and the city welcomes people from all over the globe, is disappointing that people are choosing to spread division."
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
I look around, and my eyes fall on the microwave clock flashing the time in bright-green numbers.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
