Examples of topple in a Sentence
The strong winds toppled many trees.
The earthquake toppled the buildings.
The tree toppled into the river.
The rebels tried to topple the dictator.
The phone company has toppled its local competition.
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In one of the few shocks of the 2024 election season, Lundberg was toppled by Bobby Harshbarger in a heated August GOP primary.
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Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
With fears that the M23 was threatening to topple the Congolese government and of regional war erupting in central Africa, the Trump administration applied heavy pressure on both Congo and Rwanda to stop the fighting.
—Emmet Livingstone, NPR, 20 Aug. 2025
Islamism, according to this view, would not be defeated until the Islamic Republic had been toppled.
—Vali Nasr, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
The top seeds and defending APP gold medalists Megan Fudge & Jill Braverman attempted to give this event some normalcy and get a top seed at least into the gold medal match, but alas they were toppled in the semis by a team to watch for going forward, No. 4 Sofia Sewing & Bobbi Oshiro.
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
With fears that the M23 was threatening to topple the Congolese government and of regional war erupting in central Africa, the Trump administration applied heavy pressure on both Congo and Rwanda to stop the fighting.
—Emmet Livingstone, NPR, 20 Aug. 2025
Islamism, according to this view, would not be defeated until the Islamic Republic had been toppled.
—Vali Nasr, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
The top seeds and defending APP gold medalists Megan Fudge & Jill Braverman attempted to give this event some normalcy and get a top seed at least into the gold medal match, but alas they were toppled in the semis by a team to watch for going forward, No. 4 Sofia Sewing & Bobbi Oshiro.
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Topple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/topple. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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