keep from falling
Example Sentences
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Those razor-thin losses take a lot out of a team that, quite honestly, needs every win within its grasp as it fights to keep from falling into the abyss.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 15, 2023
She had to walk all of the downhill sections to keep from falling.
From New York Times ● May 28, 2022
Usually by the time I make it back to my car I am in immense pain and have to lean against the car while I load groceries to keep from falling over.
From Slate ● Feb. 10, 2020
The Seahawks will play with desperation and must-win focus now to regain control of this season and to keep from falling further back in the NFC West division race.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2014
Called "On the Constitutions of Atoms and Molecules," the paper explained how electrons could keep from falling into the nucleus by suggesting that they could occupy only certain well-defined orbits.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
