falling-off
Example Sentences
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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
Bieber went on to play much-memed videos of himself running into a revolving door and himself falling off a stage; that led to an unfortunate little digression about the paparazzi and their rapacious ways.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
“Latin America is back on the map after 10 years falling off the map,” UBS’ Czerwonko says.
From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026
After going from a size 18 to a size 12, she says her old clothes were "literally falling off".
From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026
Iorek Byrnison was tireless, and Lyra's riding became automatic, so that she was never in danger of falling off.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
