fall over

Example Sentences

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Two-legged robots have a tendency to fall over and “need human intervention to get back up,” like tortoises fallen on their backs.

From Los Angeles Times

Sometimes the bot would fall over, after which an engineer would wheel over a robot hoist and pick the bot back up.

From The Wall Street Journal

One document said Reels engagement had been falling over the previous four weeks and that “most Reels users have no engagement whatsoever.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Unlike past Decembers, quietness has fallen over the park, as local and foreign tourists have "disappeared", said T-shirt vendor Run Kea.

From Barron's

"We cleared a lot of the fallen trees up. We still haven't done all of that, that will take years just because the sheer volume of where the trees fell over and locations."

From BBC