pratfall
Example Sentences
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The bet lasted barely 90 feet, as Roberts stumbled and face-planted just past second base, a pratfall which was captured on social media and celebrated by his laughing players.
From Los Angeles Times
“The Murder at Haversham Manor,” the murder mystery that occasions “The Play That Goes Wrong,” establishes the whodunit flavor of the pratfalls and mishaps.
From Los Angeles Times
Elaborating further on the proposed Pac-12 deal’s pratfalls, Cauce said, “We had expected to have a couple deals to look at, and it didn’t turn out that way.”
From Seattle Times
He fights kraken and amphibious dinosaurs gracefully; he flings himself onto and off of helicopters with gleeful gusto; he’s willing to take a pratfall and let his stunts be a punchline too.
From Los Angeles Times
“The role was something like ‘Sweat Mopper’ — it was for something with basketball,” he says of an audition requiring a pratfall.
From Los Angeles Times
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