fall off

Example Sentences

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Consumers naturally looked for the cheapest flight — and airlines wanted to position themselves as having the lowest fare lest they literally fall off the screen as a consumer scrolled through options.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

You’ll also hear a larger, darker woofling from the tailpipes, and phlegmy, spattering cough as the rpm fall off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 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

“So we set it in the beginning of the 20th century, when we felt that whole romantic worldview was just about to crack and fall off a cliff.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

Terrified that the baseball cap might fall off and reveal her braids, Lupita didn’t resist as he reached down with his other hand and pulled out the pocket linings of the jacket she wore.

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty