tripping

Example Sentences

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As always, there were some style missteps, and tripping on trains and jostling dress-jams when too many oversized gowns arrived at the same time at the bottom of the famous red carpet steps.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

If they were handing out medals for not tripping over Mick Jagger, I should probably win gold.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

A woman who ended up in hospital after tripping on a "dangerous" pothole says she is concerned for the safety of other road users.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

These are the spending traps tripping up the richest generation.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

With Nero racing ahead, we fled through the woods, tripping over roots and ducking branches.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn