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

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

So this is what happens when Broadway shuts down for a year: Musicals, in a burst of song and glee, topple over into movie theaters.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2021

"You mean you were sitting where you are now and you told the glass to topple over and it did?"

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl