fall on

verb

variants or fall upon

fell on or fell upon; fallen on or fallen upon; falling on or falling upon; falls on or falls upon

transitive verb

: to meet with

fell on hard times

Examples of fall on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Indi Star plays Violet Angel, who grew up on a farm and recently suffered a head injury due to a fall on her dad’s tractor, which leads to some comically forgetful moments. — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026

Suspicion is likely to fall on the Pakistani Taliban, known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP, which has stepped up attacks on Pakistani security forces in the region in recent months. — ABC News, 30 July 2026

If not, then the right-sided responsibilities are likely to fall on Munoz and Ngumoha, who played on the right and scored as Liverpool beat Wrexham in pre-season on Wednesday night. — Andy Jones, New York Times, 30 July 2026

In fact, his parents ended up raising his daughter when her mother fell on hard times. — Juliette Goodrich, CBS News, 30 July 2026

Rhymes for fall on

• anton
• argon
• axon
• baronne
• baryon
• baton
• boron
• buisson
• bygone
• capon
• cardon
• chiffon