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

Then, assuming his career does not fall off a cliff: Cooperstown.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

Last December his daughter, Claire, told the BBC that his teeth were rotting and his fingernails "sometimes fall off".

From BBC • Feb. 25, 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

When the donkey did finally stop, it was so abruptly that my hermanitas lurched forward and caught themselves against the rails in order not to fall off.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall