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
But you have to hand it to him: He has no record of pratfalls or embarrassments.
From Seattle Times
After the show, I pulled a comedic pratfall of my own.
From New York Times
Who else, she asked, could both “do a pratfall and also pass as someone with a Ph.D. in literature?”
From New York Times
But the Intercept also drew attention for its internal turmoil and public pratfalls.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
