pratfall

noun

Definition of pratfallnext
as in spill

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Recent Examples of pratfall Even so, Cooper, whatever his pratfalls, doesn’t tumble into the trap of derailing his own movie. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025 Tampa Bay had cemented itself as the league’s most entertaining programming, but the recent pratfall knocked its NFC Championship odds down to +1200, sandwiched between San Francisco and Seattle. — J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025 Cooper gets considerable humorous mileage out of his goofy stoner role, starting with a guffaw-inducing pratfall entrance involving an exploding carton of oat milk. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025 Again, Gardner ports a movie type onto the sketch-comedy stage and turns up the volume just enough for the character to seem hilariously damaged, culminating in a Melissa McCarthy–worthy pratfall. — Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pratfall
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pratfall
  1. spill
  2. header
  3. slip
  4. trip
  5. fall
  6. misstep
  7. stumble
  8. slide
Noun
  • Oceanographers seized on the spill and started tracking the toys to study ocean currents.
    — Drew Goins, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026
  • The watershed department, days after the June 27 incident, said the chemical spill at the South River facility did not cause the fish kill.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of spill
Noun
  • Two meteor showers — the Alpha Capricornids and Southern Delta Aquarids — are set to peak at the same time over the next two nights, creating a rare double-header for California stargazers.
    — James Ward, USA Today, 29 July 2026
  • Zidane scored a brace of bullet headers in the 3-0 win against Brazil, earning France its inaugural star above the badge.
    — Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
Definition of header
Noun
  • The marina also offers boat slips, bait and tackle, and experienced guides for visitors hoping to reel in a catch of the day.
    — Gabi De la Rosa, Southern Living, 29 July 2026
  • Jennifer Lopez keeps things simple in a slip dress while sight-seeing in Rome on July 28.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
Definition of slip
Noun
  • Wells, 18, disappeared July 4 during a boat trip with three friends to Horn Island in Jackson, Mississippi, and his body was recovered two days later by a National Park Service ranger on a nearby island.
    — Margaret Baker, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
  • Crump is handling the case of Nolan Wells, a Black student athlete who died on a boat trip in Mississippi with white friends over the July 4th weekend.
    — Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
Definition of trip
Noun
  • How the position plays out in fall camp could be one of the top storylines for TCU in the preseason.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026
  • This is no June space-filler; fall camp starts in a matter of days.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of fall
Noun
  • This decision places immense pressure on new CEO Enrique Lores, who took charge just five months ago, to reverse years of strategic missteps that saw PayPal's stock plummet 90% from its 2021 peak.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Wester would enter close to lock territory with no summer missteps.
    — Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Definition of misstep
Noun
  • Despite those stumbles, domestic ticket sales are roughly 10% above 2025, according to Rentrak, and the summer season is expected to surpass $4 billion for the second time since the pandemic upended the industry.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 19 July 2026
  • Biden's halting gait, frail appearance and frequent verbal stumbles eventually doomed his 2024 reelection campaign.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Definition of stumble
Noun
  • Or that far too many critics just let the worst sort of mediocrity slide.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • That’s only a 30% drop from its first weekend, an incredibly modest slide for a blockbuster.
    — Lindsey Bahr, Fortune, 27 July 2026
Definition of slide

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