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 will then be allowed to topple over and sink.
From BBC • Nov. 18, 2023
Some people topple over metal tables and take cover behind them.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 29, 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
I can see a stack of plates as it sways, begin to topple over, into a silent explosion of china shards.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
