fall over
Example Sentences
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A clap of thunder cracked over the town of Lege-Cap-Ferret, and a few raindrops started to fall over the coastal region that has seen France's worst wildfire since 1949.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
“If you do that with a humanoid, it can fall over and crush you,” said Michele Silva of the functional safety engineering firm Reynolds & Moore.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
The only thing keeping him up at night is the thought he might fall over and embarrass himself.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
“His hair was straight; it used to fall over his face,” she said of Reza.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
Then he leaned back even more, and I’m not lying, the wheelchair started to go up the first step—kind of crooked, but up—and then he began to fall over.
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
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