topple over
Example Sentences
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When the wind blows hard, and their branches and boughs thrash and creak, I am convinced they will topple over and cleave my home in twain.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026
It will then be allowed to topple over and sink.
From BBC • Nov. 18, 2023
There’s an overwhelming number of moving parts in a rental agency, he argues, and all of them are ready to topple over onto each other like dominoes.
From Slate • Jul. 28, 2023
Former Mayor Johnny Ford used a saw to damage the statue in July in hopes it would topple over, but it didn’t and the county sued.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 30, 2022
They lean awkwardly and look like they might topple over at any minute.
From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya
