trip over
Example Sentences
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Wearing an eye mask fashioned out of a dollar bill with strategic holes cut in it, so as not to trip over Jeff Bezos, Paulson’s look dared to ask: “In this economy?”
From Salon • May 5, 2026
Bob was once so popular a ballplayer name that managers had to be careful not to trip over one Bob or another on their way through the clubhouse.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 17, 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
But is he going to jump over that bar or trip over that bar?
From BBC • May 25, 2024
“Perhaps you can understand my melancholy,” I say, placing my suitcase where he’ll be certain to trip over it.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
