pratfall
Example Sentences
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The bet lasted barely 90 feet, as Roberts stumbled and face-planted just past second base, a pratfall which was captured on social media and celebrated by his laughing players.
From Los Angeles Times
But Roberts also looked brilliant, as his pratfall injected some necessary lightness into the darkening team mood.
From Los Angeles Times
The first series, which aired in 1975, failed to win huge audiences but, as it continued, its hilarious mix of absurd pratfalls and embarrassing situations grew in popularity.
From BBC
He went on to suggest an improvement to one of Ms. Thompson’s lines and add a little pratfall at the end, and the set brightened with laughter.
There are two vomit scenes and a pratfall where Colman lands on her face.
From Los Angeles Times
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