How to Use tumble to in a Sentence
tumble to
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But the plane stalled and tumbled to the ground, the report states.
—Will Greenlee, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024
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As Lopez tumbled to the ground, his hand left the backpack.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2024
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In mid-June, the Dodgers went 5-11, were swept by the Giants and tumbled to third place.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2023
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Messi tumbled to the ground, losing one of his cleats in the process.
—Tim Reynolds, Sun Sentinel, 22 May 2025
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The video shows her flailing so hard, her legs thrashing in the air, that the man tumbled to the ground.
—Ronen Bergman, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024
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Kurian then grabs Brito by the scruff of the neck and throws him against a wall, and the two men go tumbling to the ground, the footage shows.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2025
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Finally, the two tumbled to the ground near the Cincinnati 20.
—Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 14 Sep. 2023
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The troopers tumbled to the ground and the car sped away before coming to a stop a quarter of a mile away.
—Ernesto Londoño, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2024
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He's got a two-plane slider and a changeup that has some tumble to it.
—Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 11 July 2023
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Tuesday night trends even colder as lows tumble to the low to mid-20s.
—Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 26 Nov. 2023
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The price of crude oil tumbled to its lowest level since 2021.
—Elaine Kurtenbach, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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But miss the single best day over that stretch, and your return would have tumbled to $3,511.
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 6 Aug. 2024
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This time around, that famous Drake diss track tumbles to fourth place.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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The night Elisa died, video showed a deputy and a nurse watching her fall against the wall of her cell, striking her head and tumbling to the floor.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2025
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The night Serna died, the video shows jail staff watching her fall, striking her head and tumbling to the floor.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2024
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Doncic tumbled to the floor with much of his body weight coming down on Monk’s right leg.
—Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 30 Mar. 2024
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Two agents grabbed Rosario Espinal by his shirt collar, with one tumbling to the ground along with him.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 8 June 2025
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Varsho tumbled to the ground, recovered and made a ridiculous behind-the-back catch.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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The target tumbled to the tracks as witnesses on the platform scrambled to help him back up.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2024
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After hitting a grounder to the right side in the finale frame, Berti took two steps out of the batter’s box before tumbling to the ground.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 25 May 2024
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Job openings have tumbled to their lowest point in two years.
—Lynne Curry | Alaska Workplace, Anchorage Daily News, 20 June 2023
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After tumbling to the ground to complete the catch, Radocha, sprinted to the middle of the end zone, flinging his helmet.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2023
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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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On Friday, the value of Trump’s shares tumbled to $3.5 billion.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
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Two agents grabbed Rosario Espinal by his shirt collar, before one tumbled to the ground with him.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 6 June 2025
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The dollar tumbled to a three-year low, and nearly every company in the Dow and the S&P 500 closed lower.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
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GrabAGun has tumbled to around three dollars a share from more than thirteen.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2026
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The other 80% tumbled to new lows, the data shows.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
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While Naim and the others watch on in horror, the boys gasp for air and tumble to the floor, writhing as foam bubbles out of their mouths.
—Natalia Winkelman, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2026
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DeRozan body-checked Larsson on the first foul, sending him tumbling to the floor.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
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