falling-off
Example Sentences
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Abraham Lincoln rode horses: "I'd like to ride horses, too," Trump said, but warned of the risks of falling off.
From Barron's • Jul. 3, 2026
“There were shingles with holes in them falling off the roof,” Weidner, an emergency-room physician, said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
The state’s gasoline refining capacity is also falling off, increasing reliance on imports and highlighting California’s status as an isolated energy island without gas pipelines to bring in supply from other states.
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026
Someone whose identity is strictly about their career is more likely to feel as if retirement is “like falling off a cliff,” Mulqueen said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026
I remembered the time Mrs. Wheeler had locked my ball in her toolshed, and when she had yelled at me for falling off my bike.
From "Doing Time Online" by Jan Siebold
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