fell out
Example Sentences
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The practice fell out of favor by the early 20th century, in part because of the reduced infant mortality rate.
From Slate ● Jul. 19, 2026
“The man I loved fell out of love with me,” she tells Kevin one evening, adding “whenever the chance to be loved came along again I ran away from it. I stopped trusting people.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
A week after the last procedure, the device they implanted fell out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Fast-forward a few years, and Chapman and her brother fell out again at the very end of their mother’s life in 2024, and they’re now no longer in contact with each other, she told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
The second hand, the thinnest of the three, suddenly snapped and fell out of the clockface completely, bouncing once on the rug and disappearing into the ashes of the hearth.
From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness
