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'fall' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'fall' with 20 example sentences.


fall noun

: the season when the leaves fall from the trees

: a sudden drop from an upright position

: a downward slope or bend

: a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity

: a sudden decline in strength or number or importance

: a movement downward

: the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)

: the time of day immediately following sunset

: when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat

: a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity

: a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity

fall verb

: descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

: move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

: pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind

: come under, be classified or included

: fall from clouds

: suffer defeat, failure, or ruin

: die, as in battle or in a hunt

: touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly

: be captured

: occur at a specified time or place

: decrease in size, extent, or range

: yield to temptation or sin

: lose office or power

: to be given by assignment or distribution

: move in a specified direction

: be due

: lose one's chastity

: to be given by right or inheritance

: come into the possession of

: fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed

: be inherited by

: slope downward

: lose an upright position suddenly

: drop oneself to a lower or less erect position

: fall or flow in a certain way

: assume a disappointed or sad expression

: be cast down

: come out; issue

: be born, used chiefly of lambs

: begin vigorously

: go as if by falling

: come as if by falling


  • Christmas day falls on a Sunday this year.
  • The Berlin Wall fell twenty years ago.
  • The whole plan is falling apart.
  • The apple does not fall far from the tree.
  • People fall in love every day all over the world.
  • He fell in love with her at first sight.
  • She fell into the river.
  • She fell in love with one of her students.
  • I fell off the ladder.
  • I couldn't fall asleep because of the noise.
  • In the autumn, leaves fall from trees.
  • Their relationship is falling apart.
  • The movie was so boring I fell asleep.
  • I fell asleep while reading.
  • I fell in love with you.
  • They nearly fell off their chairs.
  • My father often falls asleep while watching TV.
  • He fell asleep with his clothes on.
  • Don't fall in love with me.
  • The dog fell asleep on top of the blanket.
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