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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While acknowledging the dangerously fickle nature of a best-of-three series, Boone cited his team’s good health and its ability to find different ways to topple the opposition.
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Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Behind the immense offensive contribution of veteran guard Chelsea Gray in overtime, the Aces clinched a Finals berth against Phoenix after the Mercury toppled the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday.
—Frank Nunns O'Connell, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
He was also charged with simple assault on the night in 2018 when a Confederate statue called Silent Sam was toppled on the UNC campus.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Bryan topped a record set last year by George Strait at a tour date in Texas (110,905), which had toppled a mark held by the Grateful Dead since 1977.
—Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 28 Sep. 2025
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Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Behind the immense offensive contribution of veteran guard Chelsea Gray in overtime, the Aces clinched a Finals berth against Phoenix after the Mercury toppled the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday.
—Frank Nunns O'Connell, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
He was also charged with simple assault on the night in 2018 when a Confederate statue called Silent Sam was toppled on the UNC campus.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Bryan topped a record set last year by George Strait at a tour date in Texas (110,905), which had toppled a mark held by the Grateful Dead since 1977.
—Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 28 Sep. 2025
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“Topple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/topple. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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