Examples of topple in a Sentence
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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Wind gusts as high as 90 mph toppled trees and ripped roofs off several buildings.
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Jade Walker, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
Strong winds also toppled trees or caused property damage in Oklahoma, Kansas, Illinois, Arkansas, Missouri, Indiana, Ohio and New York.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Sometimes, as in 18th-century Europe, powers balanced against one another, forging alliances and leaving them in a jostling for advantage that could easily topple into war.
—Margaret MacMillan, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2025
Alongside that, President Donald Trump has made a bold effort to topple the rule of left-wing ideologues and the woke catechism of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) over American education, which tolerated and encouraged the surge of antisemitism since Oct. 7, 2023.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
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Jade Walker, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
Strong winds also toppled trees or caused property damage in Oklahoma, Kansas, Illinois, Arkansas, Missouri, Indiana, Ohio and New York.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Sometimes, as in 18th-century Europe, powers balanced against one another, forging alliances and leaving them in a jostling for advantage that could easily topple into war.
—Margaret MacMillan, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2025
Alongside that, President Donald Trump has made a bold effort to topple the rule of left-wing ideologues and the woke catechism of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) over American education, which tolerated and encouraged the surge of antisemitism since Oct. 7, 2023.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Topple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/topple. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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