tripping over
Example Sentences
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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
She became worried about dementia when she noticed her short-term memory fading and that she was dropping things and tripping over her own feet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 25, 2025
Stoke City midfielder Liam Lawrence injured his ankle when tripping over his pet Labrador.
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2025
“The White Lotus” is built, in part, on the gap between image and reality, but you’re right, there were so many plot holes that it was hard not to keep tripping over them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2025
By the time Turner had spun around and looked up, his father—his father!—and the sheriff were gripping each other’s arms and pushing back and forth, sliding and stumbling and tripping over rocks.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
