fall down
verb
fell down; fallen down; falling down; falls down
: to fail to meet expectations or requirements
fell down on the job
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However, Nacua lost possession of the ball while falling down, leaving the Rams at fourth-and-10 with five seconds left.
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 30 Dec. 2025
The Navy also said that operations were underway to help some people who fell down a 22-foot slope near the accident site.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
While the tenement interiors were shot on a stage, the shoe store was shot in an actual store that was rebuilt because the ceiling was falling down and the floor was unsafe, Fisk recalls.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 27 Dec. 2025
Max & Holly Stumble Upon Henry’s Traumatic Memory Out in the desert, where Holly draws the connection that the shape of the caves mimics the aperture in the spyglass, an M of sorts, she and Max literally almost fall down a mineshaft.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 25 Dec. 2025
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 30 Dec. 2025
The Navy also said that operations were underway to help some people who fell down a 22-foot slope near the accident site.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
While the tenement interiors were shot on a stage, the shoe store was shot in an actual store that was rebuilt because the ceiling was falling down and the floor was unsafe, Fisk recalls.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 27 Dec. 2025
Max & Holly Stumble Upon Henry’s Traumatic Memory Out in the desert, where Holly draws the connection that the shape of the caves mimics the aperture in the spyglass, an M of sorts, she and Max literally almost fall down a mineshaft.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 25 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fall down
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“Fall down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fall%20down. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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