fell for
Example Sentences
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One trader whose "heart sank" when she discovered she had lost money, said that despite spotting scams regularly, the multiple emails she exchanged were "so realistic" that she fell for one.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
And yet grocery prices in July rose just 2.7%, and the official food price index actually fell for the month.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
U.S. stocks fell for the third straight session as military strikes around the Strait of Hormuz caused a spike in oil futures and bond yields.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Marion grew up in Stranraer in the 1960s where she fell for an older man who had emigrated from Pakistan.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
He was not, she reflected as she backed out of the garage, the kind of boy who usually fell for serious, intellectual girls like Pearl.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
