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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Then in 1958, the Pakistani army toppled the civilian government in the country’s first of several military coup attempts, three of which have been successful.
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Ayesha Jalal, The Conversation, 8 May 2025
Notable finishes: the bronze medalists were none other than the top Indian pair Armaan Bhatia & Harsh Mehta, who toppled APP veterans and No. 3 seeds Brandon Lane & Ben Newell in the 3rd place match.
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Instead, the Knicks are taking the good, assessing the bad, and flushing the emotion that comes with toppling the NBA’s Goliath.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 6 May 2025
In December, a consortium of rebel factions led by the group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham unexpectedly toppled the dictator Bashar al-Assad, whose family had ruled Syria for five decades.
—David Makovsky, Foreign Affairs, 6 May 2025
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Ayesha Jalal, The Conversation, 8 May 2025
Notable finishes: the bronze medalists were none other than the top Indian pair Armaan Bhatia & Harsh Mehta, who toppled APP veterans and No. 3 seeds Brandon Lane & Ben Newell in the 3rd place match.
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Instead, the Knicks are taking the good, assessing the bad, and flushing the emotion that comes with toppling the NBA’s Goliath.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 6 May 2025
In December, a consortium of rebel factions led by the group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham unexpectedly toppled the dictator Bashar al-Assad, whose family had ruled Syria for five decades.
—David Makovsky, Foreign Affairs, 6 May 2025
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“Topple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/topple. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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