fell out

Example Sentences

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"The strings just fell out," says Clifford Cheung, professor of theoretical physics and director of the Leinweber Forum for Theoretical Physics at Caltech.

From Science Daily • May 19, 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

"When an opportunity came along to curate a collection of essays, the first word that just fell out of my mouth was 'class'," she said.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

When the bull market turned three years old in October, investors started rotating into other parts of the stock market, and tech fell out of favor for a number of months.

From MarketWatch • May 10, 2026

Then the bottom fell out and he escaped and I tumbled along on his release.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline