fell for
Example Sentences
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Canadian retail sales in July fell for the first time this year, declining 0.7% from June, but an early tally of receipts indicates sales recovered in August.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Sales in July fell for the first time this year, declining 0.7% from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted 73.7 billion Canadian dollars, the equivalent of about US$52.25 billion, Statistics Canada said Thursday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
The Dow Industrials fell for a third-straight week, while the Nasdaq composite eked out a small gain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
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
He only fell for a second or two before his feet slammed into another grate at the center of a fireplace exactly like the one he’d just left.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
