fall over

Example Sentences

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A chill of silence fell over the table and spread swiftly around the room.

From Literature

Wolf jumped out of his arms, falling over his paws in his eagerness to reach the water.

From Literature

The movie ended with George, overwhelmed by despair, calling up Margery’s ghostly image until he fell over dead himself.

From Literature

Major U.S. stock indexes fell over 1% for a second week; the Federal Reserve’s interest rate meeting is this week.

From Barron's

During the qualifying trip, he broke several ribs falling over in rough seas and a key piece of equipment, his spinnaker pole, was lost overboard.

From BBC