- present participle of fall.
falling
Example Sentences
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For those staying put, drains in your driveway are a good option, and trimming back trees can keep branches from swinging wildly or falling on your house.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
But taking away the car keys might be easier than taking measures to prevent the elderly from falling victim to fraud.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
The toy maker faces a falling stock, a departed CEO, and shareholder activists pushing for a sale.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
The new hour filmed in Washington, D.C., delivers surgically precise, dryly delivered jokes and personal stories about America falling apart from the heart of our nation’s capital.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
And we felt the shades of eternal night falling fast because at this point, remember, we supposed Miss Myrt Arbuckle was alive and kicking and drawing up her lessons for another nightmare year.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
