tripping over

Example Sentences

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Big tech companies are tripping over themselves to get as many chips as possible to secure AI supremacy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Tonally limber, this crowd-pleaser is made of slow-motion sequins and plenty of scenes of the increasingly off-balance Kikuchi tripping over her metaphorical feet.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2026

I kept tripping over a man carrying a large wooden cross.

From Slate • Oct. 28, 2024

Archibald, 30, broke two bones in her leg and tore ligaments off the bone after tripping over a step in her garden.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2024

Mr. A. H— storms through the front hall, somehow avoiding tripping over Poppet and Widget, who are sprawled on the floor teaching Bootes and Pavo how to turn circles on their hind legs.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern