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.

Use 'fall' in a 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.