tumble to
phrasal verb
tumbled to; tumbling to; tumbles to
British, informal
: to understand or become aware of (something)
They didn't tumble to the seriousness of the problem.
Examples of tumble to in a Sentence
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Behar's latest bout with technology comes amid her ongoing feud with inanimate objects, which kicked off in March 2022 when a nefarious swivel chair sent her tumbling to the ground during a live View broadcast.
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Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2024
San Diego State has tumbled to the bottom of the Mountain West in shooting accuracy at the worst time on the calendar
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The shooting pain that San Diego State’s basketball team collectively is feeling is the shooting itself.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2024
Lee was expected to progress to hitting in the cage Saturday and looked to be giving full effort during outfield drills, even tumbling to the ground while making a throw to the infield.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2024
Clark tumbled to the floor and was tended to by arena officials, a police officer and teammates.
—Staff Report, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2024
Keep in mind the Fed has said inflation doesn’t have to tumble to its 2% target to begin cutting.
—USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2024
In an early stretch of three games in Seattle, UCSD tumbled to 18-win Seattle, the Pac-12’s Washington and Idaho in overtime.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2024
The 30-year mortgage rate in the past few months has tumbled to around 7% from above 8%, which could end up making this one of those instances when the anticipation is better than the realization.
—The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2024
The crowd gasped as a Washington State defender tumbled to the floor.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2024
Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2024
San Diego State has tumbled to the bottom of the Mountain West in shooting accuracy at the worst time on the calendar
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The shooting pain that San Diego State’s basketball team collectively is feeling is the shooting itself.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2024
Lee was expected to progress to hitting in the cage Saturday and looked to be giving full effort during outfield drills, even tumbling to the ground while making a throw to the infield.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2024
Clark tumbled to the floor and was tended to by arena officials, a police officer and teammates.
—Staff Report, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2024
Keep in mind the Fed has said inflation doesn’t have to tumble to its 2% target to begin cutting.
—USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2024
In an early stretch of three games in Seattle, UCSD tumbled to 18-win Seattle, the Pac-12’s Washington and Idaho in overtime.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2024
The 30-year mortgage rate in the past few months has tumbled to around 7% from above 8%, which could end up making this one of those instances when the anticipation is better than the realization.
—The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2024
The crowd gasped as a Washington State defender tumbled to the floor.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2024
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“Tumble to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tumble%20to. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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