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pratfall

[prat-fawl] / ˈprætˌfɔl /






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But Roberts also looked brilliant, as his pratfall injected some necessary lightness into the darkening team mood.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2025

He went on to suggest an improvement to one of Ms. Thompson’s lines and add a little pratfall at the end, and the set brightened with laughter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

This might be an exorcism of the time she broke her neck while doing a pratfall as Cinderella in the 2002 revival of “Into the Woods.”

From New York Times • May 19, 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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