Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pratfalls
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Its coated bottom protects your training gear from spills and other damage.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2026 -
Increasingly agitated travelers are sacrificing countless hours and missing milestone events as a partial government shutdown spills into its 40th day and the country loses hundreds of airport security employees.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
25 Mar. 2026
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Another American pair Emily Chan and Spencer Akira Howe registered two falls and dropped to 16th.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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At the same time, residents were losing significant weight and developing malnutrition, enduring life-threatening pressure ulcers and repeatedly suffering unwitnessed falls, in part due to understaffing, James alleged.—
Eli Cahan,
ProPublica,
23 Mar. 2026
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The state has struggled to keep up with demand, largely due to the lingering impacts of decades-long missteps in housing policies, said Paavo Monkkonen, a professor in urban planning at UCLA.—
Itzel Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
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Sorensen and new chief executive officer Mike Doustdar have had just months to start remaking Novo as a more aggressive and fast-moving company, but investors point to two recent missteps.—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
26 Mar. 2026
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Chief among them are the many boat trips from neighboring Cabo San Lucas (a 35-minute drive away) particularly during whale-watching season, which runs from December to April.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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The rabbis had asked several members who’d made trips there to talk about their experiences while standing on the bimah, before the Acheinu prayer was read.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Yet the stumbles under Davis that would’ve qualified as successes elsewhere struck at the core identity of a program with national brand-name relevance and ties to some of the sport’s biggest names like Smith, Williams, James Worthy, Michael Jordan and Vince Carter.—
Aaron Beard,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
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John made a few stumbles after meeting Carolyn that nearly turned her off completely before their relationship had even begun.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
11 Mar. 2026
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This is one of the most traditional and widely recognized curtain headers.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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Different headers create different looks, and some are easier to open and close than others.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2026
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The Escape Hybrid slips by in the shadow of rivals in part because of an early engine fire recall, but also because of the discontinuation of the model at the end of this model year.—
Robert Duffer,
AJC.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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Something that reflects how Dan Fogelman’s show is no longer behaving like a straightforward postapocalypse story and how this season’s narrative slips and slides through the timeline, increasingly shortchanging the series creator’s innate preference for sincerity.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Pratfalls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pratfalls. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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