trip over
Example Sentences
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Some four vessels made the trip over the weekend, but carrying small volumes of fuels, not crude, and half were linked to Iran.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
He ran around the bases with his head down so he wouldn’t trip over the bases and make his bad knee even worse.
From Salon • Nov. 3, 2025
Bob was once so popular a ballplayer name that managers had to be careful not to trip over one Bob or another on their way through the clubhouse.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 17, 2025
“Just to put it in perspective, if you told a Wall Street investor they’d get a $33,000 return on every one dollar invested, they would trip over themselves to get in on that deal.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2025
But there were these times when Needles would sort of spaz out, but not like Noodles, who would just trip over any little thing.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
