trip over
Example Sentences
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Some four vessels made the trip over the weekend, but carrying small volumes of fuels, not crude, and half were linked to Iran.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
Season after season, the club that won style points and little else ventured back into Europe, only to be shoved around by a giant or trip over itself in a pratfall.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 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
In Season 1, there’d be people who were running to grab a flag and they’d trip over their own foot and scrape their arm.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026
Lelia and I must have taken the trip over fifty times, not once setting foot on Staten Island itself.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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