How to Use fallout in a Sentence

fallout

1 of 2 noun
  • The burn of the fallout is still felt by sriracha fans worldwide.
    Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Russia’s struggle to stem the weapons flow is also part of the fallout from its flawed war plan.
    Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The fallout helped enable the GOP to capture unified control of Congress for the first time in 40 years.
    TIME, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Of course, that lovely moment only resolves the U.K. side of the leak's fallout.
    Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 Aug. 2023
  • But the political fallout from the end of Roe has been cataclysmic for the GOP.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2023
  • But one person has lost their job amid the fallout – Jorge Vilda, head coach of the women's team, was fired on Sept. 5.
    Gabrielle Settles, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Scholz, of course, suffers from the fallout of the war in Ukraine, which has strained his coalition and driven up prices in Germany.
    David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2023
  • Its author, Amerie, has to grapple with the messy fallouts as a total outcast.
    William Earl, Variety, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Revenue from Yeezy was roughly in line with the same period last year, prior to the fallout.
    Tim Loh, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2023
  • At the same time, the series tracks the devastating personal fallout within the hero’s home.
    Ben Croll, Variety, 19 June 2023
  • But as conflicts unfold overseas, the fallout in the U.S. is growing more pronounced.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 20 Oct. 2023
  • The fallout in markets will likely be determined by whether conflict spreads to the rest of the Middle East region.
    Macarena Muñoz, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2023
  • The fallout from Starship’s launch has proved extensive.
    Alan Levin, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The time line was jumbled because the threats had come in waves: there were her siblings’ killings, then the fallout after Keldy testified against their killers in court.
    Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2024
  • That extends to analysis of the fallout of the report and the resulting news conference.
    Nate Cohn, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Based on this larger downward trend, the study concludes that the fallout from the era of Peak TV may be impacting the job market more than the labor actions.
    Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2023
  • The fallout from Kody's first three marriages, along with the growing cross-family tensions, have been a focal point in the TLC hit's 18th season.
    Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Update May 31: The reunion taping has come and gone, but the fallout of #Scandoval continues.
    Vulture, 31 May 2023
  • Mnangagwa was a close ally of Mugabe and served as vice president before a fallout ahead of the 2017 coup.
    Farai Mutsaka, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Here is a look at the fallout other characters have faced for ambition — whether theirs or that of their romantic partner — on the big and small screen.
    Diane Garrett, Variety, 15 Dec. 2023
  • In addition to the human toll, the destruction of the Key Bridge and closure of the Port of Baltimore could lead to widespread economic fallout.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Catholics continue to struggle with fallout from the clergy abuse scandal.
    Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 20 Mar. 2024
  • President Biden faces reelection in November and has grappled with the fallout from his handling of the war.
    Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Late last month, the channel came under what felt like a brief siege, in the fallout from an ongoing crisis in the streaming revolution.
    Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 4 July 2023
  • Political leaders could feel the fallout at the ballot box, said Mr. del Pozo.
    Emma G. Fitzsimmons, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2023
  • With a more frugal approach, there is widespread fear throughout the industry about the fallout from a contraction.
    John Koblin, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Hundreds of thousands of regular people would be caught in the fallout if the company were to collapse under the weight of a conviction.
    Joel Khalili, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2023
  • And the fallout from the conviction could keep coming, with more potential legal trouble in the actor’s future.
    Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Gundlach isn’t the only big name on Wall Street to have warned about the potential economic fallout of vast fiscal spending.
    Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2023
  • The accident — and its fallout — have called into question the future of the tech and auto industry’s pursuit of self-driving cars.
    Tripp Mickle, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2023
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fall out

2 of 2 verb
  • I had planned to have a sports career, but things fell out otherwise.
  • Since his head was cut off, the sun or moon just falls out the hole where his neck used to be.
    Bill Chappell, NPR, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Keep in Mind Tools might fall out of their slot if the case is not stored with the logo side up.
    Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Jan. 2024
  • The little owl falls out of its nest and can't find their mommy.
    Esther Carlstone, Parents, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Humphries tossed Kim into the ocean and her earring fell out.
    Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Its guts fall out with a splat on the floor, its tongue lolling out of its head, dead eyes staring.
    Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Cons Some of the feathers on top of the plushy fell out during our testing process.
    Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Served warm but not over-steamed, the chunks of meat practically fell out of the shell.
    Kendyl Kearly, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2023
  • The Jets have lost three of four games to fall out of playoff position.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 12 Dec. 2022
  • The hand pockets are deep enough that small items won’t fall out, and the zip pocket on the leg is the perfect size for your phone.
    Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Since 2016, it’s remained low, and now the bottom has fallen out.
    Sophie Tanno, CNN, 30 July 2023
  • About 1,300 years ago, the site finally fell out of use, and its contents were left alone.
    Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Ife was fine, but Lij’s hair was also falling out in clumps.
    Safiya Sinclair, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
  • And then, seven months later or so, a woman named Mary Louise Day just falls out of the sky.
    Maureen Maher, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2023
  • Make the stitch length tight to prevent pellets from falling out.
    Hannah Bruneman, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Video surveillance showed the two men fell out of a Tesla that was parked where the victim was found.
    Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Johnson and Safdie first connected on the project in 2019, but fell out of touch and put the film on hold due to the pandemic.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 29 Feb. 2024
  • But can a solar storm actually cause planes to fall out of the sky?
    Maren Estrada, BGR, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Now that stocks and bonds are on the up, those options contracts have fallen out of favor.
    Eric Wallerstein, WSJ, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Norby also opened the season as a top 100 prospect but fell out after a slow start to the season.
    Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 12 Sep. 2023
  • During our rehearsal, the actor that was supposed to play that role fell out.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Apr. 2024
  • However, Gaugh had a falling out with the parties and left the band two years later.
    Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 16 Feb. 2024
  • When dropped, the bit did not fall out, so there's no worry about damage or losing the bits while working.
    Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Mar. 2023
  • As for cleaning out the dust bin, this was one of the easiest to empty, with all of the debris falling out with just one shake.
    Elizabeth Marino, Peoplemag, 24 Mar. 2023
  • This thing should run until your hair and teeth fall out and your family looks around for someplace to plant you.
    Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 21 Feb. 2023
  • The crank does not lock into the roller and can fall out if the machine is jostled too much, so be careful when moving it around.
    Michelle Love, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Today, however, the sloth is in danger of falling out of its tree.
    John Phillips, Car and Driver, 10 Mar. 2023
  • The piano fell out a window, bounced off a carport and landed upside down.
    Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Macaulay would crawl under the bleachers at the theater to look for change that had fallen out of people’s pockets.
    Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Louisville advanced to the Elite Eight this season despite falling out of the rankings early in the season.
    Marisa Ingemi, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2023

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