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

If you’re wondering how so many of the stars you’ll see on today’s telecast are managing not to topple over in their sky-high stilettos, fear not — they’ve had practice.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2024

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

Staggering away, the scribe felt his heel snag on the rough ground, and he began to topple over backward, arms flailing wildly.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss