trip over
Example Sentences
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“The auto-liquidation process that works for perpetuals — that could trip over, and then cause a cascading effect going down exponentially,” Duffy said during the interview.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 5, 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
In the opening game of this season’s biggest series to date, they finally found a way not to trip over themselves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2025
“You keep it out of my way. I don’t want to trip over it.”
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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