How to Use falloff in a Sentence
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Was this falloff the fault of the youngest guy on the staff?
—Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Feb. 2026
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But the rise shouldn't be quite as sudden as the falloff was last year.
—Zach Wichter, Star Tribune, 3 Apr. 2021
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There are many steps in the process, and the report measures the falloff along the way.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2024
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But the falloff marked a sharp reversal from the month before.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2025
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But despite the on-field falloff, the Deion show remained a draw.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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Obviously, that’s a huge falloff from week two to week three.
—Andy Meek, BGR, 2 Aug. 2022
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Schewel said the return to driving won’t be as swift as the falloff was in March.
—Tammy Webber and Angeliki Kastanis, USA TODAY, 12 May 2020
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So a falloff of just 2% is considered by many observers to be a win.
—Star Tribune, 13 May 2021
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The year after a team struglges to win will typically see a bit of a falloff.
—Paul Dehner Jr., Cincinnati.com, 16 Sep. 2017
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The falloff in trust was 16 percentage points in only two years.
—The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 13 May 2025
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The falloff and fatigue after 83 points is very real.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026
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The falloff was smaller than expected, and the researchers were pleased.
—Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2014
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The falloff in new jobless claims shows the pace of layoffs has slowed enormously in recent weeks.
—Mike Rogoway | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 13 Aug. 2020
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When Fox stopped giving it to the audience, there was an instant falloff.
—Jim Rutenberg, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2023
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So far, though, Rocket isn’t predicting much of a falloff in volume.
—Telis Demos, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2021
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But the gains among older women are nowhere near enough to counter the sharp falloff in younger generations.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
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The majority of the falloff occurred in the city, which is 80% black.
—Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 30 July 2019
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The majority off the falloff occurred in the city, which is 80% black.
—Bill Ruthhart, chicagotribune.com, 28 July 2019
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Offseason price falloffs are common in all sports, and those at the top are often among the most impacted.
—Benjamin Burrows, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
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However, the Spurs did see a massive falloff once some of the legends retired.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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The leasing falloff is largely tied to the vehicle shortage that has plagued the car business for more than two years.
—Ryan Felton, WSJ, 28 Jan. 2023
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With the virus spreading to all 50 states, the falloff in travel is likely to be just the beginning.
—Steve Matthews, Bloomberg.com, 10 May 2020
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But the falloff during Finney-Smith’s and Green’s absences has been drastic.
—Dallas News, 17 Jan. 2023
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The brawl and its impact on the team were followed by a significant falloff in attendance.
—The Indianapolis Star, 10 Aug. 2021
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In early May, the falls were overflowing from its falloff point 1,200 feet above.
—Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
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The charts show the rapid falloff in consumer confidence in China and Europe.
—Robert Barone, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022
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Despite his steep falloff in OT last year, Detective Capt.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026
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The company’s newest vehicle, the Cybertruck, has seen a falloff in sales.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
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The result was a dramatic falloff in production and an eventual breakup with the Rams.
—Orange County Register, 19 Mar. 2017
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The left-hand side of the chart below shows a falloff in every loan category in Q4/22.
—Robert Barone, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2023
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But then the wheel’s fell off for a bit.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
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At that time, records show, his cap fell off.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
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At that time, records show, his cap fell off.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026
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When the share price goes off, falls off the cliff.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026
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So, at some point the whole wing is gonna fall off.
—David Pogue, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
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Old blooms left to fall off on their own can take their sweet time.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 June 2026
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The mask fell off, and not only with me.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
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Acuña said his helmet fell off and hit him.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
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Buds fall off when exposed to blasts of cold air or heat.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025
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Some stocks fell off the list and then regained their place.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026
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Once the debt service is paid off, the tax falls off.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
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The crown is cracked and one of the spikes has fallen off.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
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The ice and snow melted that day and fell off trees like rain.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 10 Sep. 2023
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In short, the wheels are not falling off the freight train.
—Dryden Pence, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Just fell off the bike and wouldn’t ever be able to get back on?
—Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 2 June 2024
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Schuman fell off his bike at one point, and the boy laughed at him.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
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Over time, that shapes who advances, who stays and who falls off the path.
—Subha Barry, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
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And even when something does fall off, the plane is apt to stay in the air.
—Lionel Atwill, Field & Stream, 24 Dec. 2020
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But pay fell off a cliff along with unionization rates.
—Ann Larson, Time, 11 June 2026
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All the wheels fell off everything at the same time.
—Dave Knox, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
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Why the steel door fell off remains unclear.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
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Nobody wants to be described as an artist whose stuff fell off.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 11 Apr. 2026
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Other times, this has fallen off the list.
—ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
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State police said the piglets had fallen off the truck.
—Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 28 May 2026
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After all, the offense didn’t fall off a cliff.
—Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
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Watch for small nutlets that tend to fall off and get left behind.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026
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In low light, the lower branches tend to turn brown and fall off.
—Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Dec. 2023
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In low light, the lower branches tend to turn brown and fall off.
—Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Dec. 2023
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Sunset sky was full and falling off.
—Hazlitt, 17 Feb. 2026
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His numbers, though, fell off after the break.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 14 May 2026
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