tripping over

Example Sentences

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She became worried about dementia when she noticed her short-term memory fading and that she was dropping things and tripping over her own feet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

And then it wasn’t, with the Kings once again tripping over a familiar hurdle.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2025

I kept tripping over a man carrying a large wooden cross.

From Slate • Oct. 28, 2024

Archibald, 30, broke two bones in her leg and tore ligaments off the bone after tripping over a step in her garden in June.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2024

By this time I'm hunkering along in front of the place, trying to maintain a casual attitude, except like I said my feet are going wild that year and I keep tripping over everything.

From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick