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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There were accordions and tambourines, and a giant fir tree that, one year, toppled under its own weight.
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Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
An anonymous trader made off with more than $400,000 on Polymarket, another such website, after betting Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro would be toppled from office by the end of January, mere hours before Maduro was arrested.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
Wembanyama lurched forward, toppled and slammed the right side of his face on the floor.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
The Carolina Alumni Review, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has documented the strange odyssey of Silent Sam, the Confederate monument that was toppled after standing on campus for 105 years.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026
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Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
An anonymous trader made off with more than $400,000 on Polymarket, another such website, after betting Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro would be toppled from office by the end of January, mere hours before Maduro was arrested.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
Wembanyama lurched forward, toppled and slammed the right side of his face on the floor.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
The Carolina Alumni Review, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has documented the strange odyssey of Silent Sam, the Confederate monument that was toppled after standing on campus for 105 years.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Topple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/topple. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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