tripping over
Example Sentences
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Sonny finds himself tripping over his ineptitude and tangled up in conflicting sympathies—he’s almost as anxious as his hostages, whom he treats with an apologetic kindliness, almost like a party crasher who’s broken a vase.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 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
His hands started to sweat, and Moss backed away from the windows, nearly tripping over Esperanza.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
