topple over

Example Sentences

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A vibrant orange form threatens to topple over, as if the aluminum circle it holds aloft is straining its shaky legs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

It’s ridiculous because at any moment we could topple over — topple over into doom.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 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

The other group was told to hold their rope tightly to make sure the obelisk did not get pulled too far upright and topple over.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman