fall over

Example Sentences

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During the qualifying trip, he broke several ribs falling over in rough seas and a key piece of equipment, his spinnaker pole, was lost overboard.

From BBC

Snow is likely to fall over high ground in Scotland, Northern Ireland, the north of England and North Wales above about 200m elevation.

From BBC

I picture her long, straight hair falling over his shoulder as they slow danced at the winter semiformal, then touch my stubby ponytail of frizz.

From Literature

Faced with these kinds of dangers, there came a moment when everything stopped and an instant of complete stillness fell over me and over everything around me.

From Literature

US stocks are declining as crude oil briefly surpassed $100 a barrel, with the S&P 500 falling over 1.2% in early trading.

From Barron's