falling down

Example Sentences

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As everyone from Chaplin to these guys have long proved: “There is no character falling down that’s not funny,” Coffin said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2026

The issues highlighted in the report included a poorly positioned accessible toilet which "risked a wheelchair user falling down a flight of stairs".

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

The New York Times reported that during soccer matches “child-size robots tripped over each other, falling down like dominoes” and that one robot knocked over a human staff member during a running event.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

Choudhury’s account was my first stop falling down the dinosaur community rabbit hole, and one of the most edifying.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

Let him curse and I remember him falling down the cellar steps, and howling, and I remember, with pain, his tears, which my hand or your grandmother’s so easily wiped away.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin