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fallen

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verb

past participle of fall
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of fallen
Verb
Education One of the most glaring problems in Hartford is its underfunded school system, which has seen skyrocketing costs of tuition and transportation to send kids out of the district, while grants tied to enrollment to fund education for those left in the district have fallen. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2025 The average time a house sits on the market has also fallen from a blazing fast 10 days in Ada County and 14 days in Canyon County in June 2021 to 52 days in Ada County and 64 days in Canyon County in February, Zimmerman said. Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 25 Mar. 2025 The Heat have completely fallen apart since Butler first started getting suspended by Miami for conduct detrimental to the team (the trade request, essentially). Zach Harper, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025 Even as the Jets’ points pace has fallen from best in the league to average, Winnipeg looks good by a lot of indicators since the break — and better in many of them. Murat Ates, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025 The missiles have all fallen short or been intercepted. Ben Sales, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2025 Bayer’s stock price has fallen more than 40 percent since the takeover. Sawdah Bhaimiya,chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2025 The officers had photographed security cameras pointing at the window that Evans had fallen from, but did not secure them. Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025 But measles rates are rising as nationwide vaccination rates among kindergarteners have fallen below the 95% target set by the CDC. Anna Spiegel, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fallen
Adjective
  • First responders pulled Boutwell out of the car and realized another person was dead under the vehicle, according to the sheriff, who added that the person who shot Boutwell is responsible for Jones’ death as well.
    Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
  • According to the Orange County Sheriff's Department, the officer found a dead male victim in the front seat of Kraft’s vehicle along with empty beer bottles and an open bottle of the sedative medication Lorazepam.
    Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 13 May 2025
Verb
  • The 150ft section of the pier that collapsed, which included a restroom, was being worked on after it had been damaged by storms in the past.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Other homes seemed to be abandoned—partially collapsed and overgrown with weeds.
    Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • This revelation plunged her into a period of intense anxiety and uncertainty.
    Ashley Vega, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
  • In March alone, shares have plunged more than 24%.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • But sometimes lost in that analysis is that the bigger factor may have been a lack of enthusiasm for Harris.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The helicopter lost power, and the pilot made an emergency landing.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • And wandered around in the alleyway behind her florist job in Venice.
    Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Betsy, her Elf on the Shelf, had wandered off.
    Seth Carnell, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Cats appear to be more susceptible to bird flu as dozens of cats have died from eating raw pet food or drinking raw milk contaminated with the virus.
    Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Nunn died in 2016 from leukemia at age 63.
    EW.com, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Attendees wore clothes honoring deceased children like Pamela Butler, Angel Hooper, and LeGend Taliferro, paying tribute and wiping tears away during the ceremony.
    PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 17 May 2025
  • Athena’s remarks were made not to her late husband Bobby Nash (Peter Krause), but to Robert Nash Han — the newborn son of Chimney (Kenneth Choi) and Maddie (Jennifer Love Hewitt), who was named after the recently deceased captain of the 118.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 16 May 2025
Verb
  • The charge relates to Chelsea’s protests to referee John Brooks after his decision to award Ipswich a 10th-minute penalty, with goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen judged to have tripped Liam Delap.
    Callum Davis, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The volunteer saw the 4-year-old run past Shin again, and Shin stuck her left foot out and tripped him, the affidavit said.
    Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 2 Jan. 2025

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“Fallen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fallen. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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