fell (to)

past tense of fall (to)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fell (to)
Verb
  • Season 5, episode 11 began with Tommy (Gina Torres) learning that her tumors are growing in size, giving her possibly just days to live.
    EW.com, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Bloom reveals the pair hit it off straight away, and that he was especially charmed by how Barrymore, who began acting at only 11 months old, made an effort to connect with all of the kids on set, too.
    EW.com, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The company has not commenced any operations and does not expect to generate operating revenues until after completing a business combination.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 27 Dec. 2024
  • An epic hoedown commenced, complete with line dancing where Blue Ivy joined in for the finale.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 25 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The cold of the night had returned, and the baby had started to shiver.
    Karen Zautyk, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • That’s quite a feat for a team that started playing football in 1925.
    Josh Kendall, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Tesla's share price began to gain ground against yesterday's losses after the stock market opened for trading on Tuesday morning.
    Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The Los Angeles Rams made a massive splash before the NFL free agency tampering window even opened.
    Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Fell (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fell%20%28to%29. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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