fall under

verb

fell under; fallen under; falling under; falls under

: to be influenced or affected by (something)

He fell under her influence.

fall under a spell

He has fallen under suspicion.

Examples of fall under in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The city fell under a dangerous, code red air quality alert Thursday due to smoke from Canadian wildfires drifting southeast from Ontario. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 17 July 2026

His mother, Paula (Naomie Harris), is a drug addict and Little falls under the tutelage of a drug kingpin named Juan (Mahershala Ali) and his girlfriend, Teresa (Janelle Monáe). — David Faris, TheWeek, 17 July 2026

Gaston County and the South Carolina counties of York and Chester also fall under the alert. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2026

His licence fell under investigation by the state psychiatry board. — Josh Penn Soskin, Variety, 16 July 2026

Rhymes for fall under

• asunder
• blunder
• bunder
• funder
• plunder
• sunder
• thunder