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
It’s worthwhile to enjoy one of these fresh drinks when first seated at Manzke, where all eyes eventually fall upon an antique cabinet, mounted up and to the left of the bar.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2022
But now and then a lonely fear would fall upon her so that she seemed surrounded by a tree-tall forest of enemies.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
