tripping over
Example Sentences
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Big tech companies are tripping over themselves to get as many chips as possible to secure AI supremacy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
If they were handing out medals for not tripping over Mick Jagger, I should probably win gold.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2026
He explained how a person could be constantly tripping over debris and obstructions and at times having to go "on all fours" to try to get through the tunnel.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026
“The White Lotus” is built, in part, on the gap between image and reality, but you’re right, there were so many plot holes that it was hard not to keep tripping over them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2025
Mr. A. H— storms through the front hall, somehow avoiding tripping over Poppet and Widget, who are sprawled on the floor teaching Bootes and Pavo how to turn circles on their hind legs.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
