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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Soon after Columbus stumbled across the Americas (in 1492), Cortés toppled the Aztec Empire (in 1521), and Pizarro did the same with the Inca one (in 1533).
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Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
Protesters toppled the statue and set it ablaze in June 2020 during the Black Lives Matter movement.
—NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
The bronze statue — the only one honoring a Confederate general in the nation’s capital — was toppled and burned on Juneteenth 2020 during protests over the police killing of George Floyd.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Would the Aggies, who hadn’t won at LSU in 31 years, allow the momentum the Tigers stole to topple them in the second half?
—Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
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Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
Protesters toppled the statue and set it ablaze in June 2020 during the Black Lives Matter movement.
—NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
The bronze statue — the only one honoring a Confederate general in the nation’s capital — was toppled and burned on Juneteenth 2020 during protests over the police killing of George Floyd.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Would the Aggies, who hadn’t won at LSU in 31 years, allow the momentum the Tigers stole to topple them in the second half?
—Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
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 31 Oct. 2025.
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