How to Use fall down in a Sentence

fall down

verb
  • Things with earth in them fell down and things with air in them rose.
    — Literary Hub, 19 Nov. 2025
  • This game is beyond fall down drunk.
    — Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Who’s going to fall down and get up again?
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Reed caught the pass but fell down on his arm with a ton of force.
    — James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Your daughter didn't just fall down the stairs.
    — Louisa Moller, CBS News, 23 June 2026
  • Some of the fish fall down and have to begin again.
    — Ari Daniel, NPR, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Neither said a word as tears fell down their faces.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Her red hair, which is getting longer and longer, fell down her back.
    — Meg Walters, InStyle, 15 Feb. 2026
  • One woman fell down the hill and was also struck with a rock.
    — Abeer Salman and Lauren Izso, CNN, 22 July 2024
  • Police pushed people back and some fell down.
    — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
  • There’s going to be a lot of trees that are going to fall down.
    — Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Police pushed people back and some fell down.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • In 2024, the rate fell down to just over 3%.
    — John Leos, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Cross appears to raise his arm and fire at Bursey, who fell down.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
  • The first shot heard only a very loud sound and the person did not fall down.
    — Greg Norman, Fox News, 8 July 2022
  • The child fell down after being struck and was able to stand and walk to the curb.
    — Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Garance falls down, gets up, falls again, and again, but then finally one more time.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 May 2026
  • Bengals blockers just need to not fall down for a big gain to happen.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2022
  • There are so many theories out there and rabbit holes to fall down.
    — Cat Cardenas, Rolling Stone, 10 Aug. 2025
  • The piece fell down to her ankles and featured a mock turtleneck.
    — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Her hair was left down and wavy, falling down her back, and her eyes were lined with a smokey black wing.
    — Briannah Rivera, Seventeen, 21 June 2023
  • Sniff the magic poppers and fall down a rabbit hole.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The dress fell down to the floor and featured a pretty scoop neckline.
    — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 July 2023
  • So no more falling down the stairs or getting caught in tight corners.
    — Karl Klockars, PCMAG, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Rosemary’s 5-year-old, Ricky, fell down and cut his arm on a nail.
    — Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2024
  • The woman falls down on the sidewalk in front of the gas station's doors.
    — Arkansas Online, 11 Apr. 2026
  • People were hanging out of trees, falling down, to see this show.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2023
  • The next day Ada fell down the stairs and broke her wrist on the stone paving of the hallway.
    — Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The woman falls down on the sidewalk in front of the gas station’s front doors.
    — Gisela Salomon, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • He got injured and fell down the depth chart, never playing in his two years there.
    — Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2024

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