fall for
Example Sentences
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In recent quarters, some banks have started to disclose how much they lend to non-bank financial institutions, or NBFIs, after they were criticized last fall for ties to the now-bankrupt non-bank auto lender Tricolor Holdings.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
She fails all the way up to the vice presidency before, at last, taking the fall for all her bosses’ sins.
From Salon • May 24, 2026
Maybe the most important thing that Christopher Brown, an attorney at the Federal Trade Commission, said Thursday about scams targeting U.S. citizens is that people who fall for them shouldn’t feel embarrassed.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
With a massive increase in the supply of children's homes, it might be expected that costs of placements would fall for both registered and illegal children's homes.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Maybe someone could pretend to faint in the road, then the person behind would trip, and in the confusion— no, he was too disciplined to fall for anything like that.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
