- past tense form of fall.
fell
Example Sentences
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Researchers classified people as having persistent low income if they fell within the bottom 20% of the group at least twice.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026
Stocks of blade-and-vane manufacturers fell in response, but the threat to them is still remote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
The increase fell short of the Wall Street forecast of 47,000.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
Ocean Way arrives after the collapse of the LA Jazz Festival, which had bold ambitions for a 40,000-capacity set on Dockweiler Beach yet fell apart under permit and financial stress.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
I stood with the paper between my hands so long that the daily shaft of sunlight entered the cell and fell upon it.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Vocabulary lists containing fell
"Invictus"
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"The Tragedy of Macbeth," Vocabulary from Act 4
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Lessons 2–3
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