tripping over

Example Sentences

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Big tech companies are tripping over themselves to get as many chips as possible to secure AI supremacy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Tonally limber, this crowd-pleaser is made of slow-motion sequins and plenty of scenes of the increasingly off-balance Kikuchi tripping over her metaphorical feet.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2026

I kept tripping over a man carrying a large wooden cross.

From Slate • Oct. 28, 2024

Stacey Vint, 34, from Middlesbrough, headed towards officers before tripping over and falling to the ground at their feet, Teesside Crown Court heard.

From BBC • Aug. 9, 2024

"First Prize for Largest Sleeper," she read, almost tripping over a snoring Newfoundland dog.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry