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

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

This may have been the most overt art-as-protest moment, showing dancers climbing sparking electrical poles, only to fall off and dangle by what looked like snipped wires.

From Salon • Feb. 9, 2026

At the box office, “Iron Lung” might fall off a cliff now that Fischbach’s fans have done their part on opening weekend.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

I startle so hard, I fall off the bed.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone