fall

[fɔːl]

Definition:
1. A sudden drop from an upright position.
2. A downward slope or bend.
3. Move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way.

'fall' example sentence:

1. The fall stunned me for a moment.
2. The house looked as if it was about to fall down.
3. Large flakes of snow began swiftly to fall.
4. I'm not going to fall, am I?
5. Her father fell into the sea after a massive heart attack.
6. My fall was cushioned by the deep snow.
7. We watched buildings fall on top of people and pets.
8. Sterling went into free fall.
9. He was terrified (that) he would fall.
10. Both women fall into the highest-risk group.
11. Aren't you afraid (that) you'll fall?
12. Output will fall by 6%.
13. In the morning I got as far as the sofa and fell on to it.
14. I had a bad fall and broke my arm.
15. September had come and the leaves were starting to fall.
16. She shattered her right leg in a fall.
17. With his partner away, all the work now fell to him.
18. Prince Charles has again fallen from his horse.
19. And that's where the theory falls down.
20. I'm scared (that) I'm going to fall.
21. He broke his neck in the fall.
22. They announced a fall in pretax profits.
23. He's fallen far behind in his work.
24. Prices continued to fall on the stock market today.
25. The sergeant ordered his men to fall in.
26. She was killed in a fall from a horse.
27. There's a danger of the government falling because it will lose its majority.
28. A light rain began to fall.
29. In the short run, unemployment may fall.
30. I have a little money in the bank to fall back on.
31. Her weight fell to under seven stones.
32. The bus was stopped and silence fell on the passengers as the police checked identity cards.
33. The paper had fallen down between the desk and the wall.
34. She was concussed after the fall.
35. A vastly disproportionate burden falls on women for child care.
36. Students over 25 fall into a different category.
37. Luckily, a bush broke his fall.
38. The knife fell from her nerveless fingers.
39. Winds reached up to 100mph in some places with an inch of rain falling within 15 minutes.
40. She fell back on her usual excuse of having no time.
41. One of the kids fell into the river.
42. She broke her right leg in a bad fall.
43. The woman gripped the shoulders of her man to stop herself from falling.
44. Inflation is below 5% and set to fall further.
45. She broke her hip in the fall.
46. The houses fell away as we left the city.
47. She let fall a further heavy hint.
48. That responsibility falls on the local office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
49. He was elected judge in the fall of 1991.
50. The price did a free fall.
51. The fall gave him a nasty jar.
52. The Supreme Court will not hear the case until next fall.
53. House prices could perk up during the fall.
54. She fell back towards the end of the race.
55. The market reacted by falling a further two points.
56. He must have fallen from a great height.
57. They fell in love in spite of the language barrier.
58. As darkness fell outside, they sat down to eat at long tables.
59. Evans had rheumatic fever, missed school and fell behind.
60. Spots of rain had begun to fall.
61. It is important not to let production levels fall.
62. Our plans fell through because of lack of money.
63. Totally exhausted, he tore his clothes off and fell into bed.
64. The results of the survey fell into two distinct groups.
65. The moment Mrs Thatcher fell from power has left a lasting imprint on the world's memory.
66. The unemployment rate has been projected to fall.
67. Falling interest rates may help to bolster up the economy.
68. A bolt may have fallen off the plane's forward door.
69. Which syllable does the stress fall on?
70. Share prices fell early on but rose again late in the day.
71. Share prices have gone into free fall.
72. She saved a little girl from falling into the water.
73. They have established that his injuries were caused by a fall.
74. There is still a risk that the whole deal will fall through.
75. He lost his balance and fell to the ground.