as in curved
to turn away from a straight line or course
the coastline falls off toward the north after you round the bay
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Recent Examples of fell off
The girls fell off the vehicle.
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Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
His production fell off this season, and the Pistons benched him before the trade.
—Matthew Davis, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Just as the plane fell off radar, the PCSO said in an online statement that the agency received an alert from Wholey’s Apple Crash Detection system—a feature on the latest iPhone and Apple Watch models.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026
The remote control fell off his lap and landed on the hardwood floor.
—Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
The wheels fell off in the game’s final minutes, with the Bulls’ lead ballooning to as many as 25 points and capitalizing on Charlotte’s fatigue.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 14 Mar. 2026
That was the case with receiver Tutu Atwell and Jalen Tolbert, who had career years in 2024 but fell off last season partly because of injuries (in Atwell’s case) and fewer snaps (in Tolbert’s case, after the Cowboys acquired George Pickens to pair with CeeDee Lamb).
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
About 30 minutes from the border with Egypt, one of the tires fell off their van, forcing the driver to skid to the roadside.
—Devon Henderson, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Then the wheels fell off over the final two and a half frames, as Minnesota was blown out by 27 points.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2026
Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
His production fell off this season, and the Pistons benched him before the trade.
—Matthew Davis, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Just as the plane fell off radar, the PCSO said in an online statement that the agency received an alert from Wholey’s Apple Crash Detection system—a feature on the latest iPhone and Apple Watch models.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026
The remote control fell off his lap and landed on the hardwood floor.
—Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
The wheels fell off in the game’s final minutes, with the Bulls’ lead ballooning to as many as 25 points and capitalizing on Charlotte’s fatigue.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 14 Mar. 2026
That was the case with receiver Tutu Atwell and Jalen Tolbert, who had career years in 2024 but fell off last season partly because of injuries (in Atwell’s case) and fewer snaps (in Tolbert’s case, after the Cowboys acquired George Pickens to pair with CeeDee Lamb).
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
About 30 minutes from the border with Egypt, one of the tires fell off their van, forcing the driver to skid to the roadside.
—Devon Henderson, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Then the wheels fell off over the final two and a half frames, as Minnesota was blown out by 27 points.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fell off
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The cosmos has three possible geometries—positively curved like a sphere, flat like an infinite plane or negatively curved like a saddle—but geometry alone doesn’t determine shape.—
Paul M. Sutter,
Scientific American,
27 Mar. 2026
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The rear of the speaker is smartly curved to better hug your body when it is slung over your shoulder, too.—
Mark Knapp,
PC Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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Kenzel Lantano notched 10 aces, 26 assists and three digs, while Riches Tep had 16 kills and four digs as Lynn Classical (1-0) swept Wakefield 3-0 in nonleague action.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Sea Kings setter had 20 assists when Corona del Mar swept Huntington Beach in a Sunset League match this month.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
31 Mar. 2026
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Joel Farabee, Ryan Strome, Olli Maatta, Zayne Parekh and Adam Klapka rounded out the scoring.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Royce Lewis and Brooks Lee rounded out the lineup.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
28 Mar. 2026
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