fall off

Example Sentences

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Then, assuming his career does not fall off a cliff: Cooperstown.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

Last December his daughter, Claire, told the BBC that his teeth were rotting and his fingernails "sometimes fall off".

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

For example, in the civilian context, when construction workers fall off scaffolds and can’t walk until receiving surgery and physical therapy, their employers have to provide them workers’ compensation.

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026

The adoption of sound would require a transformation of the industry’s economic structure: Theaters would need to be wired, sound studios would need to be built, foreign sales would fall off a cliff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

“I didn’t just fall off the cilantro truck.”

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez