tripping

Example Sentences

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Tripping over something or falling down the stairs is a real risk, Giang said.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 28, 2024

Tripping our collective memories of a strange, scary, isolated time, it asks us to recall them together.

From New York Times • Nov. 4, 2021

Tripping With Nils Frahm The composer-performer gives a concert at Berlin Funkhaus in the German capital in this music documentary.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2020

Tripping over pets is another potential danger – each year, this sends an estimated 87,000 people to hospitals in the US, particularly elderly people.

From The Guardian • Oct. 13, 2019

Tripping over a fallen body, Archie swiveled his way to the building, arms extended in front of him.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier