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
"And so in that sense we wanted players to fall upon and see the echoes that they may not have noticed or have been using while they're sorting through all the echoes that they have."
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 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 burrow deeper as my eyes fall upon the book lying open on the velvet armchair beside the bed.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
