How to Use fallout in a Sentence

fallout

1 of 2 noun
  • The fallout went on for months.
    Marah Eakin, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
  • But the fallout is far from over.
    Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 15 May 2026
  • Read more about the fallout here.
    Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 29 Sep. 2025
  • There just doesn’t seem to be fallout from that.
    Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The past few days’ fallout is a long way from any somber scene like that.
    Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
  • And what is the fallout going to be?
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
  • How much of an impact will the fallout have?
    Jay King, New York Times, 23 June 2026
  • But the fallout has already caused a rift.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
  • KhloĂ© dealt with the fallout in front of the cameras.
    Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The fallout from the case has been widespread.
    Ryan J. Foley, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The burn of the fallout is still felt by sriracha fans worldwide.
    Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Still, the fallout from this trade just keeps coming.
    Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 24 June 2026
  • After the breakup, the fallout was swift.
    Fleurine Tideman, Glamour, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Some of the fallout was payback.
    Frank Digiacomo, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026
  • The fallout was swift and severe.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Could be some fallout there—alright.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Here’s a lot more on the Waddle trade and the fallout.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
  • There may yet be more fallout to come from the lottery scandal.
    Eric Dexheimer, Houston Chronicle, 30 Jan. 2026
  • At a Virginia high school, the fallout was swift.
    Kendall Staton The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 25 May 2026
  • How are people doing there amidst the fallout from this storm?
    CBS News, 13 Oct. 2024
  • The rest of the film deals with the fallout from her confession.
    Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The fallout can’t come as a surprise in this context.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
  • In the past, some radioactive fallout has leaked from test shafts.
    Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Still, the team got a quick reminder of the fallout that can come with tanking.
    Jacob Camenker, USA Today, 27 Dec. 2025
  • And what’s the real fallout of something like that?
    Scott Huver, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2026
  • What will be the fallout now that Democrats failed to pass a voting rights bill?
    John Blake, CNN, 22 Jan. 2022
  • The scale—and the potential fallout—would be far greater.
    Daniel Schwartz, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • The fallout is being felt across the country.
    Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
  • But despite the fallout, the old-timey chain still has a chance to make a comeback.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
  • What’s the time change fallout during morning and evening?
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025

fall out

2 of 2 verb
  • I had planned to have a sports career, but things fell out otherwise.
  • Sand fell out and ran down the sides of his face.
    Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
  • Hair in the donor area does not fall out over time.
    Emrah Cinik, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
  • That scene was in the script at one point, then fell out.
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Hill fell out of the race in 34th place.
    Reid Spencer, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Sánchez lunged at it, as the pitch fell out of the strike zone.
    Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The sun falls out of heaven like a stone.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Why did the chief fall out of favor?
    David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Oct. 2025
  • What if the bottom falls out and mom dies?
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Your hair may fall out faster than before.
    Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
  • This wasn't about falling out of love.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
  • Maybe a plane fell out of the sky or something.
    Eva Andersen, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Your hair may fall out faster than before.
    Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Their world fell out of the bottom of their car.
    Karen Valby, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026
  • This ensures the twists won't loosen and fall out.
    Amira Rasool, InStyle, 8 June 2026
  • That floor has fallen out on the Mets to this point.
    Tim Britton, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Many of them have fallen out of windows.
    Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2025
  • But on one subject, the whole dozen fell out of the cart and smashed on the floor.
    arkansasonline.com, 10 Mar. 2025
  • The painting goes off with a bang… then nothing falls out.
    The Week Uk, TheWeek, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The teen fell out, hit his head and was knocked unconscious.
    Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 19 June 2026
  • The little owl falls out of its nest and can't find their mommy.
    Esther Carlstone, Parents, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Since his head was cut off, the sun or moon just falls out the hole where his neck used to be.
    Bill Chappell, NPR, 8 Apr. 2024
  • His daughter, then 3, hopped off the bed and saw the gun, which fell out.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
  • Soon, clumps started falling out in her hands.
    Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
  • Bruno then nearly fell out of his chair once the scores had been given.
    Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Tap the spoon on the back of the pomegranate to help the seeds fall out.
    Merve Ceylan, Health, 5 Nov. 2025
  • These, too, have fallen out of fashion.
    Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The two fell out in the early 2000s.
    Dan Mangan, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Its guts fall out with a splat on the floor, its tongue lolling out of its head, dead eyes staring.
    Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The Royals fell out of the playoff race.
    Kansas City Star, 15 Feb. 2026

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