How to Use topple in a Sentence

topple

verb

• The strong winds toppled many trees.
• The rebels tried to topple the dictator.
• The earthquake toppled the buildings.
• The tree toppled into the river.
• The phone company has toppled its local competition.
• That’s what’s called a bank run, and such a move could topple them.
  — Stan Choe, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2023
• And this time, the SoCal team did not need a shot at the buzzer to topple Mitty.
  — Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2024
• The couple found the child still strapped into the car seat, which had likely toppled over in the wind.
  — John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Mar. 2023
• As the horse began to topple, Reber jumped off and landed on the trail.
  — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2023
• And an even surface means the toppings won’t topple off.
  — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appétit, 1 Aug. 2023
• At his feet was a vase filled with white and yellow flowers that had toppled to the floor.
  — Elliot Ackerman, WIRED, 6 Feb. 2024
• But when the Dali toppled the Key Bridge, the roadway’s massive steel trusses fell onto the bow of the ship and trapped it.
  — Katie Mettler, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2024
• The base is weighted to ensure the whole thing doesn’t topple over, even with an iPhone 15 Pro Max attached.
  — David Phelan, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
• That was viewed as a non-starter for Israel, which wants to topple Hamas before ending the war.
  — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 14 Feb. 2024
• Taking one bite of this dessert causes the whole thing to topple over, as it’s weighed down by maybe 17 pounds of pink fluff on top.
  — Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2023
• Trees would be most threatened if beavers were building a dam; in that case, they could be toppled overnight.
  — Kevin Ambrose, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023
• Even though many in the West assumed Putin’s army would quickly topple Kyiv, the war in Ukraine has dragged on for nearly a year and a half.
  — Matt Egan, CNN, 6 July 2023
• But at some point, if the rule of law is eviscerated in that process, the whole system topples.
  — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 31 Oct. 2023
• The best tomato cages need to be sturdy enough to support the weight of your tomato crop and prevent plants from toppling over in the wind.
  — Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Mar. 2023
• Arizona's prices topple a full dollar and some change over that.
  — Arizona Republic, 4 May 2023
• The outcome was a mixed bag of modest wins for both sides, bitter bargains and toppled plans.
  — Grace Ashford, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2023
• The tape was released 10 months later and toppled DeWit.
  — Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 29 Feb. 2024
• Rallying from a 19-point deficit early in the second half to topple CU.
  — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2024
• Democrats will have to decide whether to join McCarthy’s foes and vote to topple him or side with the speaker’s allies and bail him out.
  — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2023
• If any one of the four legs of this stool is broken, the whole relationship is at risk of being toppled.
  — Susan Lamotte, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
• The strongest storms on both days could have wind gusts capable of toppling trees and power lines.
  — Leigh Morgan, al, 3 Aug. 2023
• The biggest way to reduce the risk of toppling over, though, is to make sure to keep your feet hip-width apart throughout the entire set, says Henry.
  — Women's Health, 25 Mar. 2023
• In one, which has been viewed nearly 2 million times, the baby topples over in surprise.
  — Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 25 Aug. 2023
• That may not be enough to topple Christmas musical Wonka from the top spots.
  — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Jan. 2024
• The receiver collected the punt off a high bounce, dipped his right shoulder and cut back to his left, leaving the first man toppling to the field.
  — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024