tripping over
Example Sentences
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If they were handing out medals for not tripping over Mick Jagger, I should probably win gold.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2026
She became worried about dementia when she noticed her short-term memory fading and that she was dropping things and tripping over her own feet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 25, 2025
I kept tripping over a man carrying a large wooden cross.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2024
Archibald, 30, broke two bones in her leg and tore ligaments off the bone after tripping over a step in her garden in June.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2024
I spend the next hour tripping over my feet, trying to keep up with the endless grapevines and turns as we all weave in and out of one another.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
