pratfall
Example Sentences
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It’s a shade of slapstick in a movie constructed around juvenile pratfalls and targeted destruction that allows O’Hara’s mom to retain her dignity.
From Salon
A management pratfall to spoil Netflix’s heretofore reputation as a maker of smart moves?
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 Roberts also looked brilliant, as his pratfall injected some necessary lightness into the darkening team mood.
From Los Angeles Times
The first series, which aired in 1975, failed to win huge audiences but, as it continued, its hilarious mix of absurd pratfalls and embarrassing situations grew in popularity.
From BBC
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