The strong winds toppled many trees.
The earthquake toppled the buildings.
The tree toppled into the river.
The rebels tried to topple the dictator.
The phone company has toppled its local competition.
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After the landing, Starship toppled over into the ocean waters and exploded in a magnificent fireball (again, as planned) as SpaceX workers cheered.—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 23 May 2026 In MobLand, two mob families clash in a war that threatens to topple empires and lives.—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 22 May 2026 To win a Southern Section Division 1 softball championship this season, a team is going to have to figure out how to topple JSerra pitcher Liliana Escobar.—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2026 And now he's been toppled like so many other Republicans who crossed the president.—ABC News, 20 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for topple