topple over
Example Sentences
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A vibrant orange form threatens to topple over, as if the aluminum circle it holds aloft is straining its shaky legs.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
It’s ridiculous because at any moment we could topple over — topple over into doom.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2023
Some people topple over metal tables and take cover behind them.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 29, 2023
There’s an overwhelming number of moving parts in a rental agency, he argues, and all of them are ready to topple over onto each other like dominoes.
From Slate • Jul. 28, 2023
She’s balanced on the edge of an artificial hilarity that could topple over at any moment into its opposite, into tears and desperation.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
