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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More games can benefit from being big without toppling under their own weight.
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PC Magazine, 2 Dec. 2025
Coups toppled the single-party regime of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde in 1980, the authoritarian regime of Kumba Yala in 2003 and overthrew democracy and installed an indirect military regime in 2012.
—John Joseph Chin, The Conversation, 1 Dec. 2025
And in an era where musicals too often topple over into high seriousness, the return of musical comedy is lapped up by the audience, nowhere more so than in one of the show’s highpoints, the Act Two opener.
—David Benedict, Variety, 30 Nov. 2025
Three African Servals escaped after a tree toppled their pen.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 29 Nov. 2025
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PC Magazine, 2 Dec. 2025
Coups toppled the single-party regime of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde in 1980, the authoritarian regime of Kumba Yala in 2003 and overthrew democracy and installed an indirect military regime in 2012.
—John Joseph Chin, The Conversation, 1 Dec. 2025
And in an era where musicals too often topple over into high seriousness, the return of musical comedy is lapped up by the audience, nowhere more so than in one of the show’s highpoints, the Act Two opener.
—David Benedict, Variety, 30 Nov. 2025
Three African Servals escaped after a tree toppled their pen.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 29 Nov. 2025
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“Topple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/topple. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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