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

And then it wasn’t, with the Kings once again tripping over a familiar hurdle.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2025

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 in June.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2024

Harry concentrated on not tripping over his feet.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling