fell out

Example Sentences

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When I saw the top five, I almost fell out of my chair: Sandisk, up 523%; Intel, 225%; Seagate Technology Holdings, 195%; Western Digital, 181%; and Micron, 163%.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Over the years, Hughes said, the activity and interest in About Face waned, as the Iraq war and the occupation of Afghanistan fell out of the headlines.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

I mean, I thought my world had just fell out from underneath me when my second daughter left.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

There was the time the club fell out of first place and lost the title on the final day of the 1985-86 campaign with a crushing 5-0 defeat to Celtic.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The two became friends, and Halley was something of Flamsteed’s protégé for a time—although, as we shall see, they later fell out.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin