falling for

Example Sentences

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They feel embarrassed or ashamed about falling for a trick.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

Katie spends much of the season vacillating between raging at Archie and feeling guilt over falling for his manipulative overtures.

From Salon • May 11, 2026

The most recent data on consumer attitudes shows a split, with sentiment falling for households making less than $50,000 a year, even as it rises for six-figure earners, notes Apollo Chief Economist Torsten Slok.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

This charity says the sex difference is mainly driven by smoking-related cancer types, where incidence rates have been falling for some time in men but not yet in women.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

I’m falling for just a second … before I’m underwater.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer