How to Use fall in in a Sentence

fall in

verb
  • As much as a foot could fall in the places that see the most.
    Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Odette, the white swan, falls in love with Siegfried, and that takes time.
    Virginia Brown, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2024
  • Wine prices at the Hobbyist fall in the $12-40 price range.
    Jillian Mueller, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • For me, the biggest thing that comes to my mind is to fall in love with the game of football.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 29 Jan. 2024
  • But by October, the leaves have turned and fallen in the light wind.
    Haiane Avakian, The Atlantic, 27 Sep. 2023
  • And the Marissa-Alex storyline just happened to fall in the wake of that.
    Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 28 Nov. 2023
  • In the series, a couple fall in love and risk everything to wake the world.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Dec. 2023
  • This means that if the dollar falls in value, the price of rare metals may rise.
    Laxmi Corp, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Though she was engaged at the time, the two fell in love and married later that year.
    Clay Risen, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2023
  • But Duran failed to make the catch, the ball falling in an inch or two beyond his glove.
    Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Despite these quirks, New Yorkers have found ways to make do — and even fall in love with — their wacky kitchens.
    Jess Eng, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2023
  • If a film festival falls in the middle of a strike, will anyone come?
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Hunters young, older and oldest have bagged their biggest bucks this fall in state and out.
    Bryan Hendricks, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2023
  • The Beavers will be able to rotate between the first and second lines and not see a noticeable fall in play.
    Ndaschel, oregonlive, 18 Aug. 2023
  • An inch or more falls in a few hours, bringing totals near and past 2 inches.
    Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2023
  • By some estimates, two months’ worth of rain fell in Vermont in just two days.
    Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, 12 July 2023
  • That opened the door for other Republicans to fall in line.
    Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2023
  • When Helgeland shared the script with the 22-year-old movie star, Ledger fell in love with the role of Tom, despite being too young to play him at the time.
    Natalia Winkelman, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2023
  • De La Salle fell in the Open final for the third consecutive year, all against the bracket’s top seed.
    Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Virgil and Ethel fell in love and got married in 1944, and Vera and Woody followed suit after the war.
    Annika Hipple, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Quincy Olivari got quality looks from the perimeter but couldn't get any to fall in the first half (0-for-3).
    Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer, 4 Jan. 2024
  • After falling in, the child was struck by the propeller at the rear of the boat, park officials said in a press release.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Typically, prices fall in the second half of the year, then rise in the spring as the car-buying season begins.
    Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 13 July 2023
  • Up to an inch or two fell in western Loudoun and northern Montgomery counties.
    Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Meloni’s comments against surrogacy fall in line with the views held by the Catholic Church.
    Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
  • When her children fell in love and married, your MIL may on some level have felt abandoned and felt the need to punish.
    Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Jamie falls in love with West’s character, bad boy Landon Carter, while the two of them are rehearsing for a school play.
    Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2023
  • In 1930, her uncle Edward, heir to the throne and known as the Prince of Wales, fell in love with Wallis, the royal family website states.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2023
  • After all, that's how so many have fallen in love with Mexico.
    Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2024
  • All but two components of the 30-stock index fell in Tuesday trading.
    WSJ, 26 Sep. 2023

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