tripped
Example Sentences
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A strong denial came, with the defence that the girl tripped over a court cover - which another angle later seemed to indicate was correct.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
But the company stumbled last year, tripped up by rising medical costs and changes to how the government reimburses private insurers.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
The statute does not discriminate between state and federal officers, an issue that has tripped up other states trying to rein in immigration agents.
From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026
The reason the “madman theory” worked for Richard Nixon, if it did, was that world leaders knew he wasn’t crazy but might be tripped into extreme behavior by an adversary’s intransigence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
He’d struggled to his feet, then stomped around blindly until he tripped again.
From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis
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