trip over
Example Sentences
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“I’d love to see art again and landscapes and the beauty of the world. And I’d like not to trip over curbs.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
He ran around the bases with his head down so he wouldn’t trip over the bases and make his bad knee even worse.
From Salon • Nov. 3, 2025
The Clippers were coming off a four-game trip over eight days but refused to use that as an excuse.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2025
The seven-time champion told his team on the radio that he feared he had damaged his floor with a trip over the kerbs.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2024
She stops the carriage so abruptly I nearly trip over it.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
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