trip over
Example Sentences
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“I’d love to see art again and landscapes and the beauty of the world. And I’d like not to trip over curbs.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
He has merely threatened to — and watched as networks trip over themselves to comply with a rule that doesn’t yet exist.
From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026
The Clippers were coming off a four-game trip over eight days but refused to use that as an excuse.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2025
But is he going to jump over that bar or trip over that bar?
From BBC • May 25, 2024
I yank the curtain aside and trip over the fabric as I do.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
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