falling for
Example Sentences
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Bitcoin prices, a gauge of Wall Street’s appetite for speculation, had been falling for days.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
She says the number of pathologists has been falling for two decades and the shortage is now in "the most serious situation that we have been in the last 20 years".
From BBC • May 29, 2026
They feel embarrassed or ashamed about falling for a trick.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
Katie spends much of the season vacillating between raging at Archie and feeling guilt over falling for his manipulative overtures.
From Salon • May 11, 2026
He felt himself falling for what seemed like a long time, falling as softly as a drop of rain on velvet.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
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