How to Use keel over in a Sentence
keel over
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Your prized gladiolus keeled over at high noon.
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Clarence Schmidt,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Dec. 2025
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But if the old system was slanted by strategic interests, the new one has keeled over in pursuit of them.
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Hana Kiros,
The Atlantic,
3 Feb. 2026
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One of ours, a beautiful Polish hen, just keeled over for no discernible reason.
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Sid Evans,
Southern Living,
18 Feb. 2026
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In the episode's opening scene, Alice keeled over on the organ keys, dead-eyed, with her tongue hanging out.
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Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Jan. 2026
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When the police and EMTs arrive, Laurel announces that her husband confessed to Scotty’s murder and then keeled over from the immense guilt.
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Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
12 Oct. 2025
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