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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Large trees toppled and power outages were reported.
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Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2026
Large trees were toppled and power outages were reported.
—Isabel Yip, NBC news, 7 Mar. 2026
Many of the headstones have toppled, vegetation has grown over the cemetery and a stone wall has collapsed.
—Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
The Islamic Revolution that toppled the shah mocked the idea of hereditary succession, and boasted that scholarship alone—religious merit—determined their choice of leader.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2026
Large trees were toppled and power outages were reported.
—Isabel Yip, NBC news, 7 Mar. 2026
Many of the headstones have toppled, vegetation has grown over the cemetery and a stone wall has collapsed.
—Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
The Islamic Revolution that toppled the shah mocked the idea of hereditary succession, and boasted that scholarship alone—religious merit—determined their choice of leader.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for topple
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“Topple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/topple. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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