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Recent Examples of fall down
For example, a kid falls down at a playground and the parent rushes over to hold them, offer comfort and wipe away tears.
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Vicky Hallett, NPR, 10 Mar. 2025
Two hikers who were stranded for three days after falling down a snowy cliff were rescued on Monday near Idyllwild, California, the Riverside Sheriff Aviation Unit said in a statement Tuesday.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2025
So no more falling down the stairs or getting caught in tight corners.
—Karl Klockars, PCMAG, 12 Mar. 2025
Video footage shows the soldier stumbling and falling down on the street and Uribe lifting him off the street and guiding him to a sidewalk where he was left.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
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Vicky Hallett, NPR, 10 Mar. 2025
Two hikers who were stranded for three days after falling down a snowy cliff were rescued on Monday near Idyllwild, California, the Riverside Sheriff Aviation Unit said in a statement Tuesday.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2025
So no more falling down the stairs or getting caught in tight corners.
—Karl Klockars, PCMAG, 12 Mar. 2025
Video footage shows the soldier stumbling and falling down on the street and Uribe lifting him off the street and guiding him to a sidewalk where he was left.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fall down
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“Fall down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fall%20down. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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