topple
Example Sentences
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Though there were no deaths or injuries, experts say the gulf could extend -- and topple more houses -- when it rains again.
From Barron's
The poll follows deadly anti-corruption protests in September that toppled the previous government, prompting an accelerated election schedule and an unusual early-year date for voting.
From Barron's
Dozens of high-ranking officers and defense-industry executives have been toppled in recent years, raising questions about China’s quest to forge a fighting force capable of taking on Western militaries.
A construction vehicle toppling, with its driver escaping a life-changing accident by jumping out just in the nick of time as Disney himself talks up how there have been very few accidents.
From Los Angeles Times
Moreover, history suggests that foreign support has rarely been the determining factor in helping popular revolts topple autocratic leaders.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
