How to Use topple in a Sentence

topple

verb
  • The strong winds toppled many trees.
  • The rebels tried to topple the dictator.
  • The earthquake toppled the buildings.
  • The tree toppled into the river.
  • The phone company has toppled its local competition.
  • That’s what’s called a bank run, and such a move could topple them.
    Stan Choe, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2023
  • If someone doesn’t do that task the right way, the pots could topple off the boat.
    Rob Verger, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2021
  • And this time, the SoCal team did not need a shot at the buzzer to topple Mitty.
    Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2024
  • If the stock can topple the upper rail of this channel, NFLX could be off to the races.
    Schaeffer's Investment Research, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Heavy winds could topple the large white tents set up in the theme park’s parking lots.
    Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2021
  • Heavy flows claw at the banks; trees topple in like matchsticks.
    Jennifer Bjorhus, Star Tribune, 7 Nov. 2020
  • The couple found the child still strapped into the car seat, which had likely toppled over in the wind.
    John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Mar. 2023
  • As the horse began to topple, Reber jumped off and landed on the trail.
    Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2023
  • And an even surface means the toppings won’t topple off.
    Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appétit, 1 Aug. 2023
  • At his feet was a vase filled with white and yellow flowers that had toppled to the floor.
    Elliot Ackerman, WIRED, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Before that, a four-year-old child toppled down the grand staircase to their death in 1887.
    Brooke Bobb, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2024
  • AG Ellen Rosenblum has the power to topple a racist law.
    oregonlive, 6 May 2021
  • The recent declines could topple QQQ from the No. 1 spot among hedge funds.
    Bloomberg.com, 1 Nov. 2020
  • But Kansas City is still the team to topple in the division.
    Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2021
  • But the Scarlet Knights aren’t ready to topple Michigan just yet.
    Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, 22 Nov. 2020
  • But when the Dali toppled the Key Bridge, the roadway’s massive steel trusses fell onto the bow of the ship and trapped it.
    Katie Mettler, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2024
  • Some sit submerged under the waters of the Chesapeake Bay or are about to topple over in the Great Lakes.
    Anna Fiorentino, Outside Online, 8 Sep. 2022
  • At one point, a section of trusses toppled over with a pull from the backhoe.
    Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2024
  • The base is weighted to ensure the whole thing doesn’t topple over, even with an iPhone 15 Pro Max attached.
    David Phelan, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Scott Lawson, a rookie FBI agent at the time, broke the case that led to a high-stakes mission to topple the cartel.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2024
  • That was viewed as a non-starter for Israel, which wants to topple Hamas before ending the war.
    Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Taking one bite of this dessert causes the whole thing to topple over, as it’s weighed down by maybe 17 pounds of pink fluff on top.
    Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2023
  • But what happens when those guns are used to try to topple the government?
    Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2020
  • But as the damage fades and the years march on, toppled trees and downed branches create gaps in the canopy that let light penetrate to the forest floor.
    Marina Wang, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The deadly blast toppled American notions of safety, exposed anti-government rage and unified a grieving city.
    Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025

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