fall off the wagon

Example Sentences

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Reeves: I’ve always imagined Jackson was saying to Catherine quietly, “Are you able to hold on because I want you in this job and you can’t stay if you fall off the wagon again.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2023

They make sure they do their homework, apply for college, show up on the first day, and try to steer them straight if they fall off the wagon.

From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2015

For brief periods, I'd manage to find both the motivation and time in my schedule, only to fall off the wagon when my days got too busy.

From The Verge • Nov. 12, 2014

She momentarily forgets the word "spoil", a sign of age she says – "bits and pieces fall off the wagon every so often" – though one of very few to afflict her.

From The Guardian • Apr. 4, 2010

While the rest of us -- okay, let me speak for myself and say "I" -- will stray or indulge or "fall off the wagon" as they say, athletes usually have greater resolve.

From Washington Post • Mar. 5, 2010