tripping over

Example Sentences

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That’s not the only sign that the DOJ can’t avoid tripping over its own feet in this campaign.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

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

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

If I step aside for a second, they come surging forward, tripping over themselves to ask her to dance.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz