trip up

Example Sentences

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Macro concerns didn’t trip up stocks, as the three major benchmarks rose on the day, led by the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

From The Wall Street Journal

Unburdened by the contemporary setting that sometimes trips up a filmmaker’s boldest ideas, Mona Fastvold’s “The Testament of Ann Lee” is perhaps the year’s most extraordinarily perceptive film.

From Salon

Pittsburgh was briefly in the mix until it got tripped up against Miami.

From The Wall Street Journal

One report that tripped up Wall Street this week a tally of announced U.S. layoffs by large companies.

From MarketWatch

When John Kennedy returned to the island that evening, he tripped up to Gasa and Kumana—and fell into their arms.

From Literature