fall down on
Example Sentences
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“I’ve been married, now I’m divorced. But, if you fall down on the ice, can you imagine how many times I had to fall down and get up?”
From MarketWatch • Oct. 13, 2025
Its runner on first appeared to fall down on purpose, drawing a throw from catcher Lucas Keldorf.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2023
Yes, I watched a guy misplay a Julio Rodriguez fly ball and almost get hit in the face and another guy fall down on the warning track and almost de-pants himself in the process.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2023
Local governments have so many immediate concerns, like road repairs and public safety, that “climate goals will fall down on that list if you don’t find a way to close that gap for them.”
From New York Times • Jul. 1, 2022
Real slow, I open her closet and just like I thought, forty-five things fall down on my head.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
