fall off

Example Sentences

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Although the surgery went well, she said "the part of the finger they reattached sadly didn't take" after eight weeks so may need to be removed if it doesn't fall off by itself.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Then, assuming his career does not fall off a cliff: Cooperstown.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

For example, in the civilian context, when construction workers fall off scaffolds and can’t walk until receiving surgery and physical therapy, their employers have to provide them workers’ compensation.

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026

The adoption of sound would require a transformation of the industry’s economic structure: Theaters would need to be wired, sound studios would need to be built, foreign sales would fall off a cliff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

Tears fall off my cheeks and drip down my neck.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera