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

If you’re wondering how so many of the stars you’ll see on today’s telecast are managing not to topple over in their sky-high stilettos, fear not — they’ve had practice.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2024

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

Mami and Baba and Izzie and Papi stand around me like bowling pins about to topple over.

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar