fall
Example Sentences
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He said he was on the sofa watching rugby and saw the players "falling off the screen", so headed to the hospital where doctors told him he had a brain aneurysm "that started to leak".
From BBC
Recovered in the race but fell away towards the end.
From BBC
Many economists think that if Middle East tensions ease, oil prices will fall back from current levels, and with time inflation will resume falling toward the Fed’s 2% target.
It knows how long it takes you to fall asleep and reports alleged wakeups in the middle of the night.
Pessimists have overused the image of Wile E. Coyote running off a cliff and not falling until after doing a double-take.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.