pratfall
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The optimism that followed the Celtics upset is erased by another season-ending pratfall.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
Her legs splay, tilt and leap readily into pratfall action.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2024
Zucker, who trained with the French guru Philippe Gaulier, doesn’t just pratfall and malaprop.
From New York Times • Mar. 5, 2024
Crosby and Bryan Rust scored for the Penguins, who had their run of 16 consecutive playoff appearances end last spring thanks in part to a late-season pratfall against the Blackhawks.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 10, 2023
“Life becomes one big pratfall, Montag; everything bang; boff, and wow!”
From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury
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